The Dimmest Thing In The Store

(A customer is standing in front of the sake in a corner of our store. My coworker approaches her.)

Coworker: “Can I help you with anything?”

Customer: “Do you think this sake is, you know, safe to drink?”

Coworker: “I’m sorry, safe to drink? I assume it’s gone through the proper processing procedures.”

Customer: “I mean… was this sake affected by the tsunami that hit Japan?”

(My coworker realizes she’s alluding to the power plants that were hit by the tsunami, and the possibility that the sake is radioactive.)

Coworker: *jokingly* “Well, if you take it home, and it starts to glow in the dark, I’d suggest you don’t drink it.”

Customer: “Oh, okay!”

(My coworker walks away. After a couple of minutes, my manager and I glance over to see the lady cupping the bottle in her hands. She is trying to make it dark enough to see if it will glow in the dark!)