The Key To Future Generations

(A group of youngsters who look like they’re in their late teens or early 20s are staying in several different rooms in our hotel. Two come up.)

Teen: “So, like, none of my like, keys are like, working? And like, I need to get in my room?”

(He tosses a key at me and I check it.)

Me: “This is for [another room number].”

Teen: *to his friend* “Oh, my God! So, [Friend] has our keys! I guess we shouldn’t have thrown all our keys together in a pile and mixed them up, huh?”

Me: *big face-palm*

(I weep for the future…)