The Spontaneous Choir at the Grocery Store

It was the Saturday before Thanksgiving at the grocery store, which is the worst possible day to shop. The lines were enormous. Everyone was cranky.

Then the store's speakers started playing "Bohemian Rhapsody." A teenage cashier started singing along under her breath. A man in line behind me joined in. By the time we hit "Galileo," half the checkout area was singing. People were doing the high and low parts. Someone did the guitar solo on a baguette.

The manager came out of his office and, instead of telling us to stop, conducted us with a pricing gun. When the song ended, the whole store erupted in applause.

The lines were still long. Nobody was cranky anymore. I still smile whenever I hear that song.