Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:30:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: Object Disoriented
Subject: BLAGUES-L: Diplomacy?


Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 08:52:52 -0400
From: Philippe Reid
From: CHRIS SNELL
 
 There was a young boy who worked in the produce section of the
 supermarket...
 
 One day 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 is some asshole out there who wants to buy only a half a head 
 of lettuce." 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 okayed the deal and the man went on his way...
 
 Later the manager called the boy over and said, "...you almost got
 yourself a lot of trouble earlier, but I must say... I was impressed 
 with the way got yourself out of it... You think on your feet, and 
 we like that around here..."
 
 "Where are you from son?"  The boy replied,..."Finland, sir."
 
 "Oh really?...Why did you leave Finland?" asked the manager.
 
 The boy replied,.. "They're all just whores and hockey players over 
 there."
 
 "My wife is from Finland!!" said the manager...
 
 The boy replied,... "Really?... What team did she play for?"