A post about nothing

Jud's roommate Mike came back from Winter Break with Seinfeld, vol. 1 & 2, so we've been watching a bunch of the classics when we have nothing better to do. Some of these episodes never seem to air on TV in reruns, so I'm seeing them for the first time, and it's a side-splitting experience.

Anyhow, Jud and I were at the grocery store looking for doughnuts to have as dessert last night, and the grocery store was strangely empty. There weren't any good doughnut flavors, and we were arguing about whether tiramisu or eclairs would taste better. Then we saw it, resting proudly on a table near the strange Jewish deli section that features a variety of dried fish: Babka. We've all seen the appropriate Seinfeld; Jerry and Elaine fight the bakery lines trying to pick up a Babka as a gift to the host on their way to a party. Jerry goes on and on about the beauty of the black-and-white cookie, only to become sick (for the first time in seven years) as a result. When their number is finally called, the woman in front of them has gotten the last chocolate (or cinnamon) Babka, and they're left with the inferior cake. In the meantime, George is proud of a Gore-Tex jacket.

Clearly, Jud and I had to buy a Babka. We couldn't remember whether cinnamon or chocolate was the preferred flavor, so we went with chocolate. We planned to watch the episode while eating the cake. Sadly, the Babka episode was not featured in the first three seasons of Seinfeld. We watched an episode called "The Set-Up" instead. It was hilarious, and the Babka was delicious. No wonder Jerry and Elaine were willing to go through so much for a little cake.