The Eventual Heat Death Of Their Brain
(I work in a hotel. I am Australian, living in London. It is currently a “heat wave,” around 30° C [86° F], and I am working a canapé reception. The manager gathers us before the guests arrive to give a small briefing.)
Manager: “And lastly, you’ve all noticed it’s quite hot today. Please keep the doors to the staff areas shut as much as possible; we have the air conditioners on, but this is all the cold air we have. We don’t want the guests getting too hot.”
(Several of my coworkers are nodding seriously in agreement. One of the only other Australians leans over to me:)
Coworker: “‘All the cold air we have’? So, who wants to tell him that’s not how air conditioning works?”
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