Operator: “Thank you for calling Pizza Hut. May I have your national ID number?”
Customer: “Hi, I’d like to place an order.”
Operator: “I must have your NIDN first, sir.”
Customer: “My National ID Number, yeah, hold on, eh,it’s 6102049998-45-54610.”
Operator: “Thank you, Mr. Sheehan. I see you live at 1742 Meadowland Drive, and the phone number’s 494-2366. Your office number over at Lincoln Insurance is 745-2302 and your cell number’s 266-2566. Email address is sheehan@home.net Which number are you calling from, sir?”
Customer: “Huh? I’m at home. Where d’ya get all this information?”
Operator: “We’re wired into the HSS, sir.”
Customer: “The HSS, what is that?”
Operator: “We’re wired into the Homeland Security System, sir. This will add only 15 seconds to your ordering time.”
Customer: (Sighs) “Oh, well, I’d like to order a couple of your All-Meat Special pizzas.”
Operator: “I don’t think that’s a good idea, sir.”
Customer: “Whaddya mean?”
Operator: “Sir, your medical records and toilet sensors indicate that you’ve got very high blood pressure and extremely high cholesterol. Your National Health Care provider won’t allow such an unhealthy choice.”
Customer: “What?!?! What do you recommend, then?”
Operator: “You might try our low-fat Soybean Pizza. I’m sure you’ll like it.”
Customer: “What makes you think I’d like something like that?”
Operator: “Well, you checked out ‘Gourmet Soybean Recipes’ from your local library last week, sir. That’s why I made the suggestion.”
Customer: “All right, all right. Give me two family-sized ones, then.”
Operator: “That should be plenty for you, your wife, and your four kids, and your 2 dogs can finish the crusts, sir. Your total is $49.99.”
Customer: “Lemme give you my credit card number.”
Operator: “I’m sorry sir, but I’m afraid you’ll have to pay in cash. Your credit card balance is over its limit.”
Customer: “I’ll run over to the ATM and get some cash before your driver gets here.”
Operator: “That won’t work either, sir. Your checking account’s overdrawn also.”
Customer: “Never mind! Just send the pizzas. I’ll have the cash ready. How long will it take?”
Operator: “We’re running a little behind, sir. It’ll be about 45 minutes, sir. If you’re in a hurry, you might want to pick them up while you’re out getting the cash, but then, carrying pizzas on a motorcycle can be a little awkward.”
Customer: “Wait! How do you know I ride a scooter?”
Operator: “It says here you’re in arrears on your car payments, so your car got repo’ed. But your Harley’s paid for and you just filled the tank yesterday.”
Customer! : Well, I’ll be a “@#%/$@&?#!”
Operator: “I’d advise watching your language, sir. You’ve already got a July 4, 2006, conviction for cussing out a cop and another one I see here on September for contempt at your hearing for cussing at a judge. Oh, yes, I see here that you just got out from a 90-day stay in the State Correctional Facility. Is this your first pizza since your return to society?”
Customer: (Speechless)
Operator: “Will there be anything else, sir?”
Customer: “Yes, I have a coupon for a free 2 liter of Coke”.
Operator: “I’m sorry sir, but our ad’s exclusionary clause prevents us from offering free soda to diabetics. The New Constitution prohibits this. Thank you for calling Pizza Hut!”
