There was a teenage boy who worked in the produce section of
the local market. A man came in and asked to buy half a head
of lettuce. The boy said he would go ask his manager about
the matter. So he walked into the back and said, “There’s
some jerk out there who wants to buy only a half a head of
lettuce.” As he was finishing saying this he turned around
to find the man standing right behind him, so he added,
“and this here gentleman wants to buy the other half…”
The manager okayed the deal and the man went on his way.
Later the manager called on the boy and said, “You almost
got yourself in a lot of trouble earlier, but I must say I
was impressed with the way you got yourself out of it. You
think on your feet and we like that around here. Where are
you from son?”
The boy replied, “Canada, Sir.”
“Oh really? Why did you leave Canada?” asked the manager.
The boy replied, “They’re all just up-tight homely women and
hockey players up there.”
“Really,” replied the manager, “My wife is from Canada!”
The boy replied, “No kidding! What team did she play for?”
