Archive for August 30th, 2006

August 30, 2006

The one with the wedges

Setting: Work local of the past three years

Players:
Barmaid
Worker Bee
Various work buddies
Assorted spectators

Scene 1 One night after work 5.31pm

Worker Bee: Hello bar-lady may I have one pint of lager, one glass of chenin blanc and a bowl of your lovely lovely wedges please.

Barmaid: We don’t have any wedges.

Worker Bee: oh well, never mind the wedges then.

Scene 2 One work day lunchtime some time later 12.31pm

Worker Bee: I’ll have a glass of coke and some of your lovely lovely wedges please.

Barmaid: I told you last time we don’t do wedges.

Worker Bee: Oh I thought you meant you were out of them, you always used to have them.

Barmaid: No, we’ve never had them…

Worker bee (to self): yes you bloody have, how long have you been working here 5 minutes?

Scene 3 Two days later 5.31pm, outside work local

Worker Bee relates the tale of the wedges to a disinterested crowd. As she does so, a barmaid sashays past with a bowl of wedges in her hand….

Worker Bee: ??!!@*!@**

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