Quick thinking

A young man is working in the produce department of a grocery store. An elderly man comes to the store one day, and asks the young man what the price of half of a head of lettuce is.

"I'm sorry sir, but we only sell full heads of lettuce," the young man explains.

The older man asks again, and again he is answered in the same way. Insistent on buying half of a head of lettuce, he asks to speak to the store manager.

The young man walks to the back of the store to speak to the manager.

"Sir, there's an old kook out there looking to buy half of a head of lettuce…" He is cut short by the look on the managers face, and turns around to see the customer standing right behind him.

"And this gentleman here would like to buy the other half."

Impressed with the young man's quick thinking, the manager decides to promote him. "We have an opening for an assistant manager at our Detroit store," he explains.

"The only things that come from Detroit are football players and prostitutes," replies the young man.

Visibly insulted, the manager says "Hey! My wife is from Detroit!"

"Oh ya," says the young man, "which team does she play for?"

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