H2-No
Restaurant | MI, USA
(A couple and their son of about 7 or 8 years old sit down at a table. I start pouring each of them some water.)
Boy: “What’s that stuff?”
Mother: “Water, sweetie.”
(The boy looks at his glass curiously. He sticks his finger in it for a second, then sinks back into his seat.)
Boy: “Hmm…”
fet·ish? ?/?f?t??, ?fit??/ Show Spelled
[fet-ish, fee-tish] Show IPA
–noun
1. an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.
2. any object, idea, etc., eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect, or devotion: to make a fetish of high grades.
3. Psychology . any object or nongenital part of the body that causes a habitual erotic response or fixation.
Be Glad She Didn’t Ask For Cream
Coffee shop | Calabasas, CA, USA
(An elderly woman comes into the store very early in the morning.)
Me: “Hi, what can I get for you?”
Customer: “Give me two of those muffins.”
Me: “Sure thing, anything else?”
Customer: “Actually, make it three. They’re kind of my fetish, you know?”
It's still not something you expect someone to say in that kind of context though. And does elicit that sort of thought. Or maybe that's just me...![]()
Cows Live Off The Fat Of The Land
Supermarket | Birmingham, England, UK |
Customer: “Can you tell me which milk is full fat, please?”
Me: “Of course. It’s this one with the blue lid.”
Customer: “But that says 4%. I don’t want 4%. I want full fat.”
Me: “The 4% means that 4% of the milk is fat, which is all of the fat milk has in it to begin with.”
Customer: “But I want full fat milk, not 4%.”
Me: “If it was 100%, then it would just be a bottle of fat, sir.”
Customer: “I don’t understand all this new healthy stuff…”