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Just Put It on the Table and Back Away

Englishman: Can I have a tablespoon, please?
Puzzled waitress: Is that a spoon?

University and 30th Street
San Diego, California

Overheard by: Zombie

  • Posted on December 13, 2021
  • Blue Collar, California, General Idiocy, Strangers, Words
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