No More Playing, As Students Realize That Literary Theory Is No Joke
(I have ordered textbooks for class online and go to the reception building to pick them up. After signing for the package, I go to take the books from the man behind the counter.)
Man: *playfully pulls the box away from my hands*
Me: *jokingly* “Go ahead. They’re books on literary theory. You can have them if you want.”
Man: *looks from the box to me* “Take them.”