Overheard today in a charity shop.
A volunteer is unpacking donations to put onto the shelves. Out in the back is another volunteer. We only hear his voice. Volunteer number three has not yet arrived. Our observer is busy flicking through the vinyl records to see if there is anything that would do for his collection. Volunteer number one has just opened a good condition six piece bone china tea set.
Crash!
Volunteer one: “er… um…” (Calls to volunteer two) “Er, you know that nice six piece bone china tea set….”
“Yes”
“Um, the good one….”
“Yes.”
“Er, well, it’s a three piece set now….”
“Oh…”
“Do you think we should sell it?”
“Oh, er, dunno…”
Volunteer three comes in at this point and she surveys the broken china that volunteer one is busy sweeping up. He leaves this to her and goes out to the back. While she is standing in the middle of the broken pieces, looking at the damage, number one calls out: “Would you like tea or coffee?”
“Oh, coffee would be nice.”
“Okay. Do you want cream in that?”
“Yes, but we don’t have any cream.”
Well, it made me smile…
You know, SOMEHOW…. and I have not YET quite worked it out, this sais EVERYTHING about the world Politics, the universe and everything.