Dog-Darned Language

(I’m working back in the aquatics department when the phone rings. The cashier is taking a call on another line already, so I answer:)

Me: “Thank you for calling [Pet Store], where we offer professional grooming and positive dog training services. This is [My Name] speaking. How may I help you today?”

Caller: “YOU NEED TO CALL THIS MOTHER-F***ING NUMBER AND GET MY DOG’S VACCINATIONS. I KNOW I GOT THEM AT YOUR STORE!”

Me: “Sir, please—”

Caller: “DO IT NOW! I KNOW I GOT THEM AT [Store]! THEY GAVE ME THE F***ING WRONG NUMBER!”

Me: “Sir, please calm down. If you continue to use that kind of language, I will be forced to hang up.”

Caller: “GOOD! JUST F***ING DO IT-”

(I hang up. I tell the story to my employee.)

Me: “Can you believe that? It was bizarre.”

Cashier: “Yeah, I can. He called just a little while ago and screamed at me that his dog got arrested, until I hung up.”

Me: “Wow… I don’t know what to say to that.”

Cashier: “Neither did I.”