| This sequence of strange events is not only true but they are unbelievable. The evening was unseasonably warm for December. The blare of industrial rock metal music shook the kitchen ceiling of the Lucky Star Lounge. The dishwasher had just quit to become a babysitter for a Mormon family of twelve in Bentonville, Virginia. She left with no notice. One moment it was dirty dishes and shot glasses the next was the lingering stench of her cheap fragrance and wet foot prints toward the back door. With no one to do the job the dish washing activities came to a sudsy halt. Disaster loomed with no relief in sight. What could only be described as a miracle walked through the back door. A small diminutive young lady quietly entered and asked for the manager. " I need a job." She was dirty and her clothes were worn. She resembled a yesteryear collective farm worker from the old Soviet Union. She called herself, Sveltina. There was nothing to lose. Sveltina was put right to work. She cleaned. She shined. Pots and pans sang like a gospel choir of cleanliness. Where did this miracle with an odd accent and work ethic beyond compare come from? From this point the story dips and swerves. Sveltina Ivmuspou Enter the "Roller Derby National Missing European Skater Hot line". This little known hot line was set up for the sole purpose of locating missing roller derby skaters who suffer from head injuries generally resulting in amnesia. The problem mostly centers around the East European participants where, unlike their American counterparts, the use of helmets is not required. As Sveltina worked in the kitchen strange behaviors began to surface. Kitchen Sous Chef Al" Tater" Kittle accidentally bumped her while walking to the restroom. |
| Sveltina not only went Mike Tyson on his ass she cleared the kitchen of the staff for nearly thirty minutes while simulating skating in circles around the room. By chance as with most elements of this story while convalescing from the previous night Tater up late watching the Roller Derby Network with a case of the jitters saw a public service program dedicated to the " Roller Derby National Missing European Skater Hot Line". Host Tara Reid featured the story of a once prominent Eastern European Roller Derby Star from Estonia. Her name was Yuma " Lollipop" Nottnyet. She was a dead ringer for the LSL dish washer Sveltina. Kittle immediately called the RDNMSHL hot line, 900- NO Helmt to report the possible sighting of Yuma Nottnyet. She was reported missing March 5, 2007 after the Eastern European Nationals. Her team, the Estonia Yowsas, won the championship. Unfortunately for Yuma during the raucous celebrations the six foot trophy of a roller skate was accidentally dropped on her head. Once conscious she excused herself to the restroom and was never seen again. Shortly after Al"Tater" Kittle reported the possible appearance of Yuma, Sveltina went missing. She was last scene running in circles around a large fountain in a local Front Royal, Virginia park. Now the kitchen is back to normal. A young lady who strangley resembles Sveltina has taken position behind the sink. Her name is Daphne Smorgasbord. The resemblance with both Sveltina and Yuma is uncanny. The kitchen staff has settled down except for Kittle who continues to keep one eye on the food and one eye on the new dish washer. Daphne Smorgasbord |
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