Monkey See, Monkey Please Don’t Do That Again

(I am working box office when a father and his thirteen-year-old son come up to my window. We are located in the same mall area as our competitors.)

Me: “Welcome to [theater], sir. How can I help you today?”

(The father gets a huge grin on his face. He begins to scratch his head and make monkey noises.)

Me: *speechless*

Father: “The monkey movie!”

Son: “Dad, it’s Planet of the Apes!”

Me: *laughing* “Oh, you want [Competitor] down the street. We don’t have that here.

Father: “You mean I have to do my routine again?”

Son: *embarrassed* “No, Dad!”

Father: “But I practiced it all the way down here!”

Son: *rolls eyes*

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