Customer: “Excuse me, miss, but what is in your blackcurrant tea?”
Me: “Oh, it’s just blackcurrant tea.”
Customer: “But what’s in it?”
Me: “Dried blackcurrant tea leaves.”
Customer: “But what’s in it?”
Me: “Black. Currant. Tea.”
Customer: “But you aren’t telling me what’s in it!”
Me: “Ma’am, the tea distributors pluck leaves from a blackcurrant plant. Then, they dry them out, and package them. Then, we pour hot water over the tea leaves, which infuses the hot water with the flavor of the tea.”
Customer: “But what’s in it?”
(My boss comes over.)
Boss: “Ma’am, would you like a Coke?”
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(I was in line at a Texas-style BBQ restaurant that serves you counter-style. A Wall Street-type dressed in a very expensive designer business suit is two people ahead of me.)
Counter Guy: “What can I get you?”
Customer: “I need two pounds of moist brisket, wrapped up to go.”
Counter Guy: “Sorry, we just ran out.”
Customer:*slams fist on counter* “AAGGHH, F***! What the f***?!”
Counter Guy: “Um… I’m sorry sir. We still have plenty of the lean brisket.”
Customer: “I don’t want the f***ing lean brisket. I came all the way here for the moist. I can’t f***ing believe this s***! What the f***?”
Counter Guy: “Sir…”
Customer: “Ahh, s***! I can’t believe I came all the way the f*** up here for this s***. Of course you’re out! Why wouldn’t you f***ing have the moist? Ahh!”
Counter Guy: “Sir, really, we have the lean and it’s still very good.”
Customer: “But I don’t want the lean. I came for the moist. S***! This f***ing sucks!”
Counter Guy: “C’mon, sir, just try the lean. I’m sure you’ll like it.”
Customer: “No, I won’t! I want the moist. How the f*** can you be out? F***!”
Counter Guy:*offers a free sample of lean brisket* “I’ll give you some to try. Please, sir, just try it.”
Customer: “Fine! I’ll try the d*** lean!”
(He takes a bite.)
Customer:*completely calm* “Yeah. Yeah, that’s not bad at all. I’ll take two pounds to go, please.”
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