A customer wanted only half a lettuce and insisted that the lad serving him check with the manager before denying his request.
The boy approached his boss and said, “Some moron wants to buy half a lettuce,” he said – and then realized the customer was standing right behind him. “And this gentleman,” he added quickly, “has kindly offered to buy the other half.”
Later the manager said, “That was pretty quick thinking. Tell me, where are you from, son?”
“New Zealand,” the boy replied.
“Really?” said the manager. “And why did you leave?”
“Because these days there’s nobody there but loose women and rugby players,” the lad explained.
“I see,” said the manager. “You know my wife is from New Zealand.”
“Really?” said the boy. “What team did she play for?”