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Well, howdy there! Let’s talk about somethin’ called a “box filled with bags,” you know, like them fancy folks in the city write about in their newspapers. I ain’t no city slicker, but I can tell ya a thing or two ’bout boxes and bags.
Now, they call it a tea caddy in them crossword puzzles. Sounds mighty highfalutin’, don’t it? But it’s just a box, plain and simple, filled up with bags of tea. You know, the kind you dunk in hot water to make a cuppa.
I reckon most folks got somethin’ like that in their homes. Maybe not a fancy “tea caddy” like them city folks, but a box or a tin or somethin’, just to keep them tea bags organized. Me, I got an old cookie tin. Works just fine, keeps them tea bags from gettin’ all over the place.
- First off, what kinda box are we talkin’ about? Is it a big one or a small one? Is it made of wood or metal or cardboard? Them crossword people, they don’t tell ya nothin’ ’bout that.
- Then, what kinda bags are inside? Are they tea bags? Or maybe somethin’ else? Could be bags of sugar, or even bags of them little candies. You never know.
- And why are them bags in a box anyway? Well, that’s easy. To keep ’em neat and tidy, of course! Nobody wants tea bags scatterin’ all over the kitchen counter.
I seen some of them tea caddies in the stores, all fancy and shiny. Some got little compartments for different kinds of tea. And some even got locks on ’em, like they holdin’ somethin’ valuable. But it’s just tea, folks! Nothin’ to get all worked up about.
Now, I ain’t never done no crossword puzzle in my life. Too much thinkin’ for this old brain. But I reckon them city folks like to keep themselves busy with them things. And they come up with all sorts of ways to describe a simple box filled with bags.
So, what’s the big deal about a box filled with bags? Well, I guess it ain’t no big deal at all. It’s just a way to keep things organized. But them crossword puzzle people, they like to make things sound more complicated than they really are.
I remember when I was a young’un, we didn’t have no fancy tea caddies. We just kept our tea bags in a jar, or sometimes just in the box they came in. And we didn’t have no crossword puzzles neither. We had work to do! Chores and such. No time for sittin’ around and fillin’ in little squares.
But times change, I guess. Folks got more time on their hands now, so they do crossword puzzles and worry about things like “boxes filled with bags.” Me, I still got chores to do. Gotta feed the chickens and water the garden. But I ain’t complainin’. It’s a good life, even if I don’t have no fancy tea caddy.
And let me tell ya, them crossword puzzles, they show up in the New York Times, that big city newspaper. I seen it once when my niece came to visit. She was always scribblin’ in that paper, tryin’ to figure out them clues. She told me somethin’ about it bein’ a “15 by 15” puzzle or somethin’. Sounded complicated to me. She also said somethin’ about a “21 by 21” puzzle on Sundays. Lands sakes, that’s a lot of squares!
Anyhow, whether you call it a tea caddy or just a box filled with bags, it’s all the same to me. It’s just a place to keep your tea bags so they don’t get lost or stale. And that’s all there is to it. Nothin’ fancy, nothin’ complicated. Just a box, and some bags, and a whole lotta fuss from them crossword puzzle folks.
So next time you see one of them clues in the crossword, you’ll know what they’re talkin’ about. It ain’t rocket science, just a plain ol’ box filled with bags. And that’s the truth, plain and simple.
Tags: [tea caddy, crossword, New York Times, box, bags, organization, tea]
