The salt and pepper shakers

I bought at the Tucson Goodwill

are fire-engine red

and match my placemats perfectly,

 

but while filling them

with the requisite condiments

late at night, I put salt

 

in the pepper shaker,

and vice versa.

 

Now I have a funny prank,

like a hand buzzer,

a rubber spider,

or an exploding golf ball.

 

Someone always likes salt

more than they like pepper,

or the other way around.

 

I can hardly wait

to invite guests over,

and have them join in the fun.

Too bad I don’t have many friends.