Mandy Shaw

Glass ceiling breaker. Proud single mom of 2 amazing humans. Food, travel, Georgia football, music and people. All the things.

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

In Georgia I entered a Chick-fil-A drive-thru line of forty cars.

I turned off my engine. I prepared to wait the way my ancestors waited out a siege.

Six minutes later I was holding chicken.

I do not know what happened to the other thirty-nine cars. The line moved like water that had somewhere to be.

A young woman walked between the cars taking orders on a small tablet, on foot, in the sun, smiling like the sun was her idea.

I said thank you.

She said, "My pleasure."

I did not think about it then. I should have.

At the window I thanked the young man for the food.

"My pleasure."

I thanked him for the sauce.

"My pleasure."

I thanked him for thanking me—

"My pleasure."

I want to be clear about what was happening.

This was a duel.

In Japan I trained in courtesy for forty years. Bowing angles. Seasonal greetings. The correct depth of apology for seventeen distinct situations.

I was a white belt in that drive-thru.

I escalated. I used my most formal English. I thanked him on behalf of my entire family line.

He said, "My pleasure," and gave me extra sauce.

Extra sauce. Unprovoked. A counterattack.

I returned the next day to reclaim my honor.

It was Sunday. The restaurant was closed.

All of them were closed. In the entire country. They close every Sunday, and they have closed every Sunday since the beginning, because the founder made a promise, and the promise did not expire when he did.

I stood in the empty parking lot and understood I had lost twice.

Once to a teenager with sauce.

Once to a man I will never meet, who kept his word so long it became a building.

In my country we say a samurai's word is his life.

I had never seen a restaurant say it back.

I returned Monday. I ordered. And this time I said it first, before she could.

"My pleasure."

She smiled and said, "It sure is."

America, I surrender.

It was my pleasure.

[Mandy Shaw @_mandyshaw]

@jonathanmaze The crunchtime/technomic study: “Operators plan to open, on average, 20% more new locations in the next two years than the last two, despite 73% being concerned about economic uncertainty, and 75% saying that growth is now harder to achieve.”

Too many seats, not enough butts.

[Los Angeles Rams @RamsNFL]

Lookin’ good, @StetsonIV! 😏

Rookie Premiere x #RamsHouse

[Mike Golic Jr @mikegolicjr]

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE
TO THE FLAG
OF THE UNITED STATES OF FLAVOR

[Wes Blankenship @Wes_nship]

you can't just call Stetson Bennett The Mailman after tonight

It's Postmaster General

https://t.co/H8nVIwNOpc

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

From walk-on to college football champ. Stetson Bennett’s time at Georgia has been remarkable:

29-3 record
2x CFP National champ
2x CFP National champ OMVP
1x Heisman finalist
1x SEC champ
1x All-SEC

What a career for QB1 🏆

[Mandy Shaw @_mandyshaw]

It’s a rainy day in SoCal… but perfect for some foootballlllllll GO DAWGS!!
#GoDawgs

[Clifton Sellers @CliftonSellers]

Teach your kids how to think, not what to do.

[Mandy Shaw @_mandyshaw]

‘Dem DAWGS!! 💪🏼💪🏼
#godawgs

[Mandy Shaw @_mandyshaw]

GO DAWGS!! ❤️🖤🏈❤️🖤#godawgs

[Mandy Shaw @_mandyshaw]

Legend. ❤️🖤

[Mandy Shaw @_mandyshaw]

May have been a birthday today… 21 year old kiddo gets me. 🔥🔥🔥

[Blaze Pizza @BlazePizza]

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[Mandy Shaw @_mandyshaw]

But their CEO is sadly not. 🤒

[Blaze Pizza @BlazePizza]

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[Blaze Pizza @BlazePizza]

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[Mandy Shaw @_mandyshaw]

It’s TIIIIIIIIIIIMMMME - GO DAWGS!
#godawgs

[David Andrew Jackson @Dave_JacksonUGA]

Washington just hurdled a human being!!
#GoDawgs

[Mandy Shaw @_mandyshaw]

@Bookers_Burner @BlazePizza the ceo is a chick, just sayin’. and my son is funny, but he’s too NSFW to hand him our twitter account…

[Mandy Shaw @_mandyshaw]

‘Tis but a flesh wound. What a great way to start my day 💪🏼

[Mandy Shaw @_mandyshaw]

@LCHIII63 @BlazePizza Yikes. DM me your contact info please. We will make it right!

[Mandy Shaw @_mandyshaw]

Pizza for the win. Always

[Blaze Pizza @BlazePizza]

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