"A Mets fan walks into an Applebee's. That's not a setup to a quip. It actually happens once a year that I know of, with me as the Mets fan. Applebee's menu tends to shake out a bit on the salty side for my tastes, but salty is something I'll never be if somebody is kind enough to take or, more accurately, send me there on the house every January."
"My wife's birthday, you see, was last week, and when my wife's birthday is nigh, my sister and her husband never fail to send us a generous gift card for Applebee's, a national chain restaurant conveniently located to where we live. Its proximity is its primary appeal to us. Barely having to drive and not having to pay equals eating good in the neighborhood. More partial to bringing in than dining out, we don't usually take advantage of the hospitality on-premise."
A Mets fan receives an Applebee's gift card from relatives for his wife's birthday and uses it in January. Applebee's menu tends to be salty, but free meals offset that. The fan rarely dines out but visits the local Applebee's for lunch. The visit coincides with several Mets moves: Bo Bichette introduced to the press, Luis Robert Jr. acquired, and Freddy Peralta traded for. A large photo of Pete Alonso celebrating franchise-record 264 home runs greets the couple near the hostess station. The photo appears to have been added since the previous January.
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