Lightly Busted

(It’s the middle of the day on a hot, July Saturday and my friend and I decide to get some ice cream from a popular local chain. The nearest store to us is completely dark and empty when we get there.)

Me: “What? Why is it closed?”

Friend: *peers through the window* “There are three people just sitting behind the counter! You don’t think…”

(He pushes on the door which opens and the employees slowly stand up.)

Me: “Are you open?”

Employee #1: *sullenly* “Yes.”

(He turns on the lights. Almost instantly the place is flooded with customers.)

Friend: “Oh, you guys are so busted!”

(We never did find out what happened to them but I can’t imagine they kept that job very long.)