Business As Usual & Deadpan Conversations With Shop Staff vol 12
Well, the Today programme was back on the air this morning, the only difference being instead of shouting at politicians they were shouting at the bosses and trade union representatives in the BBC dispute.
This morning, Greggs, getting breakfast.
Me: Pain au chocolat, please.
Woman: [Confused look] Pardon?
Me: Pain au chocolat, please.
Woman: Oh, ok.
I was wearing my v-neck jumper back to front, which I hope accounts for the slightly startled look on her face. Not a great start to the day, but it was only fifteen minutes of wandering around idiot-style.
Forgiven.
ReplyDeleteJohn Humpreys
Strengths: Shouting.
Weaknesses: Understanding the subtleties of science, the arts, politics, religion, etc.