Mario Barth's Latest Rant: Is Your Wife Secretly Plotting World Domination?

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Bernd fiddled with his tie, a nervous habit he’d picked up somewhere between his third and fourth divorce. He was in the grocery store, a place that usually offered a welcome escape from the nagging hum of his own anxieties. But today, the cereal aisle felt like a minefield. He saw her across the aisle – Helga, his ex-wife. Not *his* ex-wife, mind you, but the ex-wife of his neighbor, Klaus. Still, the resemblance was uncanny. The steely glint in her eye as she surveyed the Cheerios, the way she held that economy-sized bag of flour like it was a weapon… it sent a familiar chill down Bernd’s spine.

He remembered Klaus’s tearful confession over a beer last week. 'She’s got this… plan, Bernd,' Klaus had slurred, eyes wide. 'Always talking about ‘optimizing household efficiency.’ Now she’s got a spreadsheet for laundry detergent. *Laundry detergent*, Bernd!' Bernd had patted him on the back, murmuring something about needing more pretzels. But the seed of doubt had been sown. He’d seen Helga watching the news with a peculiar intensity lately, her brow furrowed in a way that wasn’t entirely about the rising cost of organic kale.

Now, watching her meticulously compare the nutritional labels on two identical boxes of granola, Bernd felt a bead of sweat trickle down his temple. Was this the prelude? Was the granola, in fact, a carefully chosen fuel for a covert operation? Perhaps a global takeover, powered by strategically sourced fiber? He imagined Helga, in her sensible cardigan, issuing commands from a hidden lair, her voice amplified by a thousand tiny earbuds scattered across the globe.

He edged further down the aisle, pretending to be engrossed in a display of artisanal cheeses. A faint smile played on Helga’s lips as she finally made her selection. A small, triumphant smile. Bernd’s heart pounded. Was that the signal? He pictured clandestine meetings in dimly lit cafes, whispers of world domination exchanged over lukewarm espressos. He imagined the world’s leaders, oblivious, signing treaties while Helga’s network subtly manipulated stock markets with perfectly timed online shopping sprees. He quickly grabbed a block of Gouda, just in case it was a key ingredient in some future doomsday device. Better safe than sorry, he thought, a man convinced he’d just witnessed the opening move in a game of global chess.

Mario Barth's Latest Rant: Is Your Wife Secretly Plotting World Domination?

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