Thinking on your feet...
A man walked into the produce section of his local supermarket and
asked to buy "half" a head of lettuce. The boy working in that
department told him that they only sold whole heads of lettuce.

The man was insistent that the boy ask his manager about the matter.

Walking into the back room, the boy said to his manager, "Some
arsehole wants to buy a half a head of lettuce." As he finished his
sentence, he turned to find the man standing right behind him, so he
added, "and this gentleman kindly offered to buy the other half."

The manager approved the deal and the man went on his way. Later
the manager found the boy and said "I was impressed with the way
you got yourself out of that situation earlier. We like people who
think on their feet here. Where are you from, son?"

"Queensland, sir," the boy replied.

"Well, why did you leave Queensland," the manager asked.

The boy said, "Sir, there's nothing but whores and rugby league players up
there."

"Really!" said the manager. "My wife is from Queensland!"

The boy replied, "No shit??? Who did she play for?

  ¶ 11/17/2004 05:54:00 PM