Sometimes, one's very survival is dependent of one's 
quick wit.

LadyHawke
*~*~*~*~*~

"Thinking on your feet..."

There was a boy who worked in the produce section 
of the market.  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 jerk 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 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 you feet and we like that around here.  Where are 
you from, son?"

The boy replied, "Canada, sir."

"Oh really?  Why did you leave Canada" asked the
manager.

The boy replied, "They're all just whores and hockey
players up there."

"My wife is from Canada!!"

The boy replied, 
"Really! What team did she play for?"