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Jan 5, 2022 10:55:42   #
markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ
 
A man went into a Birmingham supermarket asking to buy half a cauliflower.
The young greens produce assistant told him that they sold only whole cauliflowers.
The man persisted, and asked to see the manager; so the boy went to find him.
Walking into the stock room, unaware that the customer was following him, the boy said to his manager, "Some idiot out there wants to buy half a cauliflower."
As he finished his sentence, he turned and was horrified to find the customer now standing right behind him, so, quick as a flash, he added, "And this gentleman has kindly offered to buy the other half."
The manager approved the deal, and the man went on his way.
Later, the manager said to the boy, "I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of that situation earlier. We like people here who think on their feet. Where are you from, son?"
"Cardiff, sir," the boy replied.
"Why did you leave Cardiff?" the manager asked.
The boy replied, "Sir, there's absolutely nothing there but prostitutes and rugby players."
"Really?" said the manager. "My wife is from Cardiff."
"You're kidding!?" replied the boy, "What position did she play?"

Mark

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Jan 5, 2022 11:17:18   #
TonyF Loc: Bradenton, FL
 
markngolf wrote:
A man went into a Birmingham supermarket asking to buy half a cauliflower.
The young greens produce assistant told him that they sold only whole cauliflowers.
The man persisted, and asked to see the manager; so the boy went to find him.
Walking into the stock room, unaware that the customer was following him, the boy said to his manager, "Some idiot out there wants to buy half a cauliflower."
As he finished his sentence, he turned and was horrified to find the customer now standing right behind him, so, quick as a flash, he added, "And this gentleman has kindly offered to buy the other half."
The manager approved the deal, and the man went on his way.
Later, the manager said to the boy, "I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of that situation earlier. We like people here who think on their feet. Where are you from, son?"
"Cardiff, sir," the boy replied,
β€œReally, what position did she play?”

Mark
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Hey Mark, did you leave something out of this story?

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Jan 5, 2022 11:19:09   #
DaveO Loc: Northeast CT
 
TonyF wrote:
Hey Mark, did you leave something out of this story?


No, some other idiot did!

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Jan 5, 2022 11:21:24   #
markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ
 
TonyF wrote:
Hey Mark, did you leave something out of this story?


Sure did!! Corrected!! Thanks,
Mark

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Jan 5, 2022 11:45:18   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
That guy will go a long way in life. Thinking quickly on your feet is a big plus.

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Jan 5, 2022 13:15:23   #
RightOnPhotography Loc: Quebec,QC
 
markngolf wrote:
Sure did!! Corrected!! Thanks,
Mark


I am glad you mentioned that. I couldn't find a way to edit my post after I posted it. Is it possible here?

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Jan 5, 2022 14:08:07   #
markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ
 
Go to the heading , My topics. Click on the topic you want to edit and an edit option will appear. Then click on update and the change will be posted.
Mark

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Jan 5, 2022 14:45:52   #
couch coyote Loc: northern Illinois
 
lol Very clever! I can think of things like that too. About two hours after the conversation.

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Jan 5, 2022 15:33:23   #
dancers Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia
 
well now................I asked the man in the veggie dept. to please cut off the large green leaves surrounding the cauli. He said " Sorry, I can't do that, we are not allowed have knives here now"!

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Jan 5, 2022 15:38:10   #
markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ
 
NJFrank wrote:
That guy will go a long way in life. Thinking quickly on your feet is a big plus.



Mark

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Jan 5, 2022 15:40:24   #
TonyF Loc: Bradenton, FL
 
dancers wrote:
well now................I asked the man in the veggie dept. to please cut off the large green leaves surrounding the cauli. He said " Sorry, I can't do that, we are not allowed have knives here now"!



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Jan 5, 2022 15:42:42   #
dancers Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia
 
TonyF wrote:


sad eh? terrorists in the Mall?

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Jan 6, 2022 09:48:42   #
RKL349 Loc: Connecticut
 
markngolf wrote:
A man went into a Birmingham supermarket asking to buy half a cauliflower.
The young greens produce assistant told him that they sold only whole cauliflowers.
The man persisted, and asked to see the manager; so the boy went to find him.
Walking into the stock room, unaware that the customer was following him, the boy said to his manager, "Some idiot out there wants to buy half a cauliflower."
As he finished his sentence, he turned and was horrified to find the customer now standing right behind him, so, quick as a flash, he added, "And this gentleman has kindly offered to buy the other half."
The manager approved the deal, and the man went on his way.
Later, the manager said to the boy, "I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of that situation earlier. We like people here who think on their feet. Where are you from, son?"
"Cardiff, sir," the boy replied.
"Why did you leave Cardiff?" the manager asked.
The boy replied, "Sir, there's absolutely nothing there but prostitutes and rugby players."
"Really?" said the manager. "My wife is from Cardiff."
"You're kidding!?" replied the boy, "What position did she play?"

Mark
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Jan 6, 2022 12:30:39   #
Abo
 
:-)

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Jan 6, 2022 13:19:07   #
Jim Plogger Loc: East Tennessee
 
markngolf wrote:
A man went into a Birmingham supermarket asking to buy half a cauliflower.
The young greens produce assistant told him that they sold only whole cauliflowers.
The man persisted, and asked to see the manager; so the boy went to find him.
Walking into the stock room, unaware that the customer was following him, the boy said to his manager, "Some idiot out there wants to buy half a cauliflower."
As he finished his sentence, he turned and was horrified to find the customer now standing right behind him, so, quick as a flash, he added, "And this gentleman has kindly offered to buy the other half."
The manager approved the deal, and the man went on his way.
Later, the manager said to the boy, "I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of that situation earlier. We like people here who think on their feet. Where are you from, son?"
"Cardiff, sir," the boy replied.
"Why did you leave Cardiff?" the manager asked.
The boy replied, "Sir, there's absolutely nothing there but prostitutes and rugby players."
"Really?" said the manager. "My wife is from Cardiff."
"You're kidding!?" replied the boy, "What position did she play?"

Mark
A man went into a Birmingham supermarket asking to... (show quote)



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