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September 29, 2004

ECCENTRICITY

Whilst queuing up for the night pay at the local Sainsbury's petrol station, a rather eccentric old lady wearing a head-warmer and wristbands strolled up to the counter, paused and said "do you have a cucumber?". Off the poor guy went, came back clutching said vegetable and scanned it on the till. "Two please" she said, and off he wandered to the veg rack once more. Upon return, he was once again sent to the back of the shop, this time for "Ritz Crackers" to which his big sigh and drop of the shoulders showed he's clearly not happy in his job. Whilst others in the ever-growing queue tutted, folded their arms, tapped their feet and looked at their watches, I was doubled over in stitches, particularly when the very next customer asked him for the only pack of cigarettes he didn't have in the window!

And then, the very next day, Simon S and I were ambling around the dairy aisle of the Sainsbury's Superstore. There stacking a shelf was an employee, busy packing the display with fresh produce. A man in a wheelchair wheeled himself up to her, tugged on the back of her shirt and in a very loud voice asked:

"Excuse me, could you please tell me where I can find some FAGGOTS?"

I almost fell into the butter stand I was laughing so much.

Posted by jonola14 at September 29, 2004 7:05 PM