Half a head of lettuce
A man walked into the produce section of his local Tesco
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 tosser 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?
Essex, sir, the boy replied.
Well, why did you leave Essex, the manager
asked.
The boy said, Sir, there's nothing but whores
and football players there..
Really? said the manager, My wife's
from Essex.
The boy replied, Really? Who does she play for?
