Wanted red snapper, got calamari. Twice.

After discovering that the Democratic debate was not going to be aired live at 5:00 pm but tape delayed until 8:00 pm for us Left Coasters, my partner and I decided to visit a favorite Italian restaurant to kill the time.

I ordered the evening's special -- red snapper.  I was served calamari.  I should have sent it back, I know.  I'm not a big fan of calamari.  But the waiter offered a compromise -- no charge for my meal.  So I ate the bland, dull, boring calamari.

Then it was back home to watch the big debate.  And the very same thing happened.  I had hoped for red snapper but got bland, dull, boring calamari.

No complimentary meals from ABC, though.  Bland was the planned menu all along.

Waiter!  There's a fly in my soup.