Upon telling my girlfriend that I’d gotten her a present:

Becky: What is it?

Me: I’m not telling you.

Becky: Socks?

Me: No.

Becky: A book? I hope it’s not a book. I don’t like books.

Me: It’s not a book.

Becky: A fake hand for when I lose mine?

Me: No.

Becky: Plastic apple pie?

Me: Nope.

Becky: A wig for when you stress me out so much I get alopecia?

Me: It’ll be here in a couple of days, just wait.

Becky: Dentures for when I lose my teeth?

Me: No.

Becky: Stick on nipples to make me look like a freak?

Me: Nu-uh.

Becky: Elephant foot shoes to make really suspicious footprints?

Me: N… No?

Becky: A teacup for my invisible friend who isn’t talking to me at the moment?

Me: Okay, yes. That one. Why not.

Today I realised that my day becomes a lot funnier if I picture my boss as a Dalek from Doctor Who when he starts yelling at me.

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Boss: HAVE YOU COMPLETED YOUR TASK OF CLEANING OUT THE STOCK ROOM?

Me: Oh, sorry… I got sidetracked with the -

Boss: I COMMANDED YOU TO CLEAN OUT THE STOCK ROOM. YOU HAVE NOT DONE AS I COMMANDED. YOU MUST OBEY. OBEY. OBEY.

Me: I, okay – I will, I just have to -

Boss: YOU HAVE NOT DONE AS I COMMANDED. YOU MUST OBEY. OBEY. OBEY.

Me: I was busy counting the money in the tip jar!

Boss: THAT IS THE WORK OF THE ASSISTANT MANAGER. YOU ARE NOT THE ASSISTANT MANAGER.

Me: Okay, I’ll do it in a second, but I’m just in the middle of -

Boss: YOU DEFY ME ONCE MORE. I MUST EXTERMINATE. EXTERMINATE. EXTERMINAAAATE.

Me: Uh, okay… I’m fired, right? Is that what that means?

Boss: EXTERMINAAAATE.

Conversations with Ian – An idiot’s guide to the gist of The Second World War

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Felix: Okay, starting in 1939, take me through the history of The Second World War.

Ian: ’39 to ’45?

Felix: Uh, yeah. Well done.

Ian: Okay, right. Once upon a time…

Felix: Great start.

Ian: Once upon a time, there was this guy called Adolf Hitler. Got his ass whooped by some English people. Prior to that he was just a young guy growing up thinking ‘How can I conquer the world‘. Who put that seed into his head? Who knows. Uncle? Godfather? Whatever. Anyway, he got his posse of German friends together.

Felix: Haha, right. This is already utterly bewildering, but okay. Then what?

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Yet another reason I shouldn’t talk to people

Me: Good morning, miss.

Customer: Hey there, good morning. I was just wondering if you had any of those little, white bags. I usually buy a couple each week for my shop.

Me: Oh, actually, no, I don’t! We ran out of them, so I only have the black ones.

Customer: Oh, right. Well they look fine. I suppose I could go black for a week.

Me: Ae you sure? I hear that afterwards you might not be able to go back!

Customer: Oh? Why’s that?

Me: Never mind (nervous laugh), it’s just a… phrase.

Customer: What… What phrase is that?

Me: Uhh… you know… ‘Once you go black…’

Customer: Oh, right; yes. Well… I don’t think it applies to bags.

Me: No… probably not…