How Artists Draw Blank Faces
(I am waitressing at a wedding party being held above a bar in an art gallery. I have popped down to the bar to use their dishwasher. There are lots of contemporary art displays around the bar.)
Customer: “Hi, could I get a pint of Carling?”
Me: “Oh sorry, I don’t actually work here. You’ll have to ask someone else.”
Customer: “But you’re wearing a uniform?”
(My uniform is not even slightly similar to the bar staff’s.)
Me: “Oh, that’s because I’m a waitress; I’m from upstairs.”
Customer: “Oh right, I thought you might be another art display. Okay, bye…”
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