We Can Either Do This The Long Way Or The Long Way
(A passenger hails my taxi outside a bar.)
Me: “Good evening, sir. Where would you like to go?”
Passenger: “Take me to [other bar, about a $10 fare], and make sure you go the shortest way! Don’t be taking the long way around to get more money!”
Me: “Of course, I was going to go my usual way, which is the shortest and cheapest. Is that okay?”
Passenger: “No! That’s the long way! Take me this way.”
(The passenger proceeds to guide me on an angled course that adds at least 40% to the trip.)
Passenger: “Now, that’s the way you go! I’ve got you taxi drivers all figured out. You always try to go that other way, but mine is better!”
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