(14) At the Video store
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So there I am bored off my face waiting for a customer to come in to our video store. It's my partner's store really, I just give him coffee breaks.
Finally a middle aged woman comes in, briskly walking to to the counter.
"Hi," says I.
"I am after a video.' she says.
"We have those.'" I say.
She looks at me quizzically, but decides to press on, giving my sanity the benefit of her doubt.
"It's a special video," she announces.
"You're in the right place. All our videos are special." I tell her.
Her eyes widen. "It has Michael Caine in it."
I look at her blankly.
"And Sean Connery." she adds.
"I want to hire, "The Man Who Would Be King." she says.
"I want the man who would be a Queen," I say.
She waits a moment, raises her left eyebrow with disdain and asks, "This is not a Blockbuster store is it?"
"No it isn't and they don't have the movie," I tell her as I pull the DVD off the shelf and hand it to her.
"Oh you have it." she says , looking at the cover.
"So I have been told." say I.
"How much is it?' she asks.
"I don't charge," I tell her, "Oh you mean the movie? To buy or rent?"
"To rent." she says but I am not a member here.
"Well you have to join up to rent it." I say.
"I'm a member at Blockbuster." She says.
"I guessed that." I say, "You will need to fill out the application form. Do You have your driver's licence for identification?"
"Yes," she says.
"We will need a cheque for ten thousand dollars along with your details of tonight's dinner menu."
She looks at me, then bursts out laughing hysterically, just as my partner returns from his coffee break.
He takes over, looking daggers at me.
He is much quicker at this sort of thing than I am.
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