(I’m in the restroom while on duty in uniform. I walk in the door.)
Customer: *startled* “Oh!”
Me: “Sorry, excuse me.”
Customer: “You people use the bathroom, too?”
Me: “Yes. We only have the one, so everyone uses the same one.”
Customer: “I guess I never thought of you as real people.”
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Customer: “Hello, do you work here?”
Me: “No, I’m sorry. I don’t.”
Customer: “Then why do you have so many books in your hands?”
Me: “I am about to purchase them.”
Customer: “You read?”
Me: “Yes.”
Customer: “Then you must work here.”
Me: “I’m sorry, but I don’t.”
Customer: *picking up one of the books in my arms* “J.D. Salinger? Who’s that?”
Me: “An author. He wrote Catcher in the Rye.”
Customer: “See! You do work here! You know what books he wrote!”
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(I am giving a tour of the opera house to a group of fifth-graders. We are backstage and we pass a large service elevator, generally used to transport grand pianos, costume racks, etc.)
Me: “So, guys, who can think of a reason why the opera needs such a big elevator?”
*silence*
Kid In The Back: “Because there are REALLY BIG PEOPLE in operas!”
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Me: “Thank you for calling [Coffee Shop]. How may I help you?”
Caller: “Yeah, hi, is this the one on Main Street in downtown?”
Me: “We’re actually part of a shopping center that is on the corner of Main Street but we’re several miles from downtown.”
Caller: “Oh, well, what’s the one on Main Street?”
Me: “I don’t believe there is a [Coffee Shop] on Main Street downtown.”
Caller: “Yes; yes, there is, I know there’s one on Main Street! How do I get there?”
Me: “There is a [Other Leading Coffee Chain] on Main Street downtown. Is that what you mean?”
Caller: “Yes! Can you call them for me? What’s their address?”
Me: “I don’t know. We’re separate companies.”
Caller: “But you both serve coffee! Doesn’t that make you the same?”
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Guest: “Excuse me, ma’am?”
Me: “Hi there! Do you have a question?”
Guest: “Yes. What is this?” *points to a specimen*
Me: “That is called a sea anemone.”
Guest: “Oh…” *walks away, only to walk back a few moments later* “What are they the enemies of?”
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