A man walked into the produce section of his local supermarket and

asked to buy a half head of lettuce. The boy working in that

department told him that they only sold whole heads of lettuce. The

man was insistent that the boy ask his manager about the matter.

Walking into the back room, the boy said to the manager, "Some

ass-hole wants to buy a half head of lettuce." As he finished his

sentence, he turned to find the man standing right behind him, so he

added, "And this gentleman kindly offered to buy the other half."

The manager approved the deal and the man went on his way. Later the

manager said to the boy, "I was impressed with the way you got

yourself out of that situation earlier. We like people who think on

their feet here. Where are you from, son?"

" Texas , sir." the boy replied.

"Well, why did you leave Texas ?" the manager asked.

The boy said, "Sir, there's nothing but whores and football players there."

"Really?" said the manager "My wife is from Texas ."