Pardon Me, Do You Have Prince Albert in a Can?

On my quest to try new foods, I searched for breadfruit, purple yam ice cream, and Spotted Dick at Whole Foods. They didn’t have it, but by the time I circled back ‘round to the same market-worker-guy with weird request #3, he was laughing.

_{Third conversation with market-worker-guy:
Me: “Um, where would you keep the imported dessert-type things?”
Him: “Like what are you looking for specifically?”
Me: “Well, like…British stuff. Ummmm, I really am not sure I want to saaaaaay...”
(Market-worker-guy’s coworker pauses from restocking milk to listen in)
Him: “I might be able to tell you if we have it if you tell me what you’re looking for.”
Me: “Well…this isn’t a joke…I’m, um, the British have this dessert called ‘Spotted Dick,’ and…”
(Co-worker’s eyes dart to market-worker-guy for reaction)
Him: (smiling broadly and laughing) “Oh, yeah! Spotted Dick! I know!”
Me: (relieved) “OH, so you’ve heard of it! Phew! I didn’t want you to think this was some sort of inappropriate ‘Prince Albert in a can’ thing…”}

_{Bonus for my dear friend BH – market-worker-guy bore a striking resemblance to Jermaine from Flight of the Conchords…mwah!}