Happy To Help

SCENE: Bookstore. I answer the phone... “Hi, this is [Bookstore]. Can I help you?”

CALLER: “Yes, do you have Ulysses in stock?”

ME: “We have it in paperback and hardcover. Do you want me to put it aside for you?”

CALLER: “What is the author’s name?”

ME: “It’s James Joyce.”

CALLER: “J-A-M-E-S- J-O-Y-C-E, ten letters... Thank you! I’m doing a crossword, and I needed the answer to this.” Click!