Infantile Inflation
(I am teasing a customer’s daughter, who is absolutely not falling for my lies.)
Girl: “How much is the candy?”
Me: “A million-billion dollars.”
Girl: “Nuh-uh!”
Me: “Yup… million-billion dollars.”
Girl: “No, it isn’t!”
(A few minutes later, she notices one of the items on the shelves behind me.)
Girl: “What are those?”
Me: “They’re jars to put candy in. They cost five dollars, plus the price of candy.”
(She nods.)
Me: “And the candy is a million-billion dollars.”
Girl: “It is NOT!”
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