Thinking on Your Feet

The art of thinking on your feet.

There was this young fella working in the produce section of the grocery store when a man came in and asked to buy half a head of lettuce. The boy told him that they only sold whole heads of lettuce, but the man replied that he did not need a whole head, but only a half head. The boy said he would go ask his manager about the matter.

The boy walked into the back room and said, " There's some asshole out there who wants to buy only a half a head of lettuce!" Just as he was finishing saying this, he turned around to find the man standing right behind him, so he added, and this gentleman wants to buy the other half. The manager ok'd the deal and the man went on his way.

Later the manager called on the boy and said, You almost got yourself in a lot of trouble earlier, but I must say I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of it. You think on your feet and we like that around here.

Where are you from son? The boy replied, Wisconsin, sir. Oh really? Why did you leave the land of cheese? asked the manager. The boy replied, hell, all they had in Wisconsin were whores and hockey players. Really? replied the manager, My wife is from Wisconsin!

The boy replied, No kidding What team did she play for?