“What day is today?”
“The date?”
“No, the day.”
“Oh, it’s Wednesday.”
“How do you know?”
“Because… it is?”
“But how do you know, for certain?”
“Is this a test or something?”
“I just want to know how is it you’re absolutely, positively certain what day of the week it is.”
“OK, if we’re doing this: I know it’s Wednesday because later I’ll have to go food shopping.”
“Which could’ve been changed with any other day.”
“Ugh, fine: it’s also leftovers tonight.”
“Not good enough – you can have leftovers several days a week. Have you looked at an actual calendar today?”
“No, I haven’t looked at a calendar in weeks; I don’t have to because it’s all – up – here!”
“Uh-huh.”
“All right: today is most definitely Wednesday, because yesterday was Tuesday. So there.”
“…But how do you know yesterday was – ”
“I’ve had enough of this – excuse me, busy employee?”
“Oh, me? I’m actually in the middle of helping someone else, but how can I help you in a few minutes?”
“This’ll just take a second: we’re playing an annoying game right now – could you be a pal and let us know what day of the week today is, please?”
“Yeah, sure: it’s Thursday.”
“….”
“….”
“OK, gotta go – bye.”
“….”
“….”
“Do you think we should be concerned this may be a sign of a serious problem that we should get checked out?”
“Nah – at least we still know what the days of the week are.”
“True; and after all, we really were only one day off.”
“I’d say that’s a win.”
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