According to sources, Mankowitz repeatedly paused to consult the list before frantically piling an assortment of unrelated items into his overflowing cart.

“There was something I was forgetting to buy,” Mankowitz said to himself before looking down at the list and hitting his forehead in playful self-mockery. “Oh duh, that’s right!”

“It was food,” Mankowitz added, arbitrarily picking a box of Honey Bunches of Oats off the shelf and placing it on top of a large jar of sauerkraut.

At press time, Mankowitz left the checkout line in a panic after realizing his grocery list didn’t include “drink”.