at the store where I work. Seeing that she looked a little confused, I asked her "Is there anything I can help you with, mam?"
"Yes, I'll take some broccoli."
Knowing full well that we had sold out of broccoli early that day I reply, "Oh, unfortunately we sold out of broccoli today. We have a good sale on asparagus going on though, if your interested?"
"No, I'll take some broccoli."
"Well, mam, we are unfortunately sold out. We also have a special on cauliflower today, can I help you bag some?"
"No, I'll take some broccoli."
Getting frustrated at this point I ask, "Mam, can you spell 'dog', as in 'dogma'?"
"Sure... D O G dog?"
"And can you spell 'cat' as in 'catastrophic'?"
"I guess, C A T cat..?"
"How about 'fuck' as in 'broccoli'?"
"...There's no fuckin broccoli?"
"THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SAY THE WHOLE TIME."
