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Really?

Lady: Excuse me, do you sell phone cards to Africa?
Cashier: Let me check. (looks around)
Guy at the beer cooler: Man, they ain't got no phones in Africa!

–Convienance Store, 45th & 8th

Overheard by: Joe

  • Posted on December 12, 2015
  • Cashiers, Global Geography, Guys, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Offers and requests, Store, Stupidity, Women
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