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shoulderduffshoulderduff Posts: 1,101
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Earlier today I took my Mother shopping.

We called into a bakery shop as she wanted some Hot Cross Buns.
The assiaant asked how many and my mother said `Half a Dozen`
The assisant asked her,

" How many is that?"

We both felt old.

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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 853
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    I do hope that this is a rare occurrence. I don't believe that all the youth of today don't know what a dozen or half a dozen would be. :eek: :D
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    Alt-F4Alt-F4 Posts: 10,960
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    Saying 6 is quicker. Efficiency saves time and money. Now move along.
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    RussellIanRussellIan Posts: 12,034
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    You can still buy hot cross buns? Oh well, nice to see we haven't been totally Zionistly Islamified yet.
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    shoulderduffshoulderduff Posts: 1,101
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    Alt-F4 wrote: »
    Saying 6 is quicker. Efficiency saves time and money. Now move along.

    :D:D:D:D
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    PictoPicto Posts: 24,270
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    Well, a bakers dozen is thirteen so maybe the assistant was checking if she wanted six or six and a half.
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    nessyfencernessyfencer Posts: 9,195
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    Picto wrote: »
    Well, a bakers dozen is thirteen so maybe the assistant was checking if she wanted six or six and a half.
    Not these days. Unfortunately, ask for a dozen in a bakers and you will get 12 :(
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    FinglongaFinglonga Posts: 4,898
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    shoulderduff wrote: »

    We both felt old.

    More about the assistant being in a job way over their head. I take it there isn't a McDonalds locally they could work in.:D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 68,508
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    Was talking to an elderly lady a couple of days ago who claimed that her gardener " charges me five guineas to cut the grass". It made me feel young.
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    nessyfencernessyfencer Posts: 9,195
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    shoulderduff wrote: »
    Earlier today I took my Mother shopping.

    We called into a bakery shop as she wanted some Hot Cross Buns.
    The assiaant asked how many and my mother said `Half a Dozen`
    The assisant asked her,

    " How many is that?"

    We both felt old.
    I remember once, there was this stunning girl on the street, wearing skimpy shorts, selling **** as part of a promotion for one brand, at £4 for a pack of 20 in a metal tin. I asked her for 5 packs. She looked at me and asked "how much is five fours?"

    Obviously was not employed for her brains then ;)
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12,613
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    Picto wrote: »
    Well, a bakers dozen is thirteen so maybe the assistant was checking if she wanted six or six and a half.

    I thought the same. Any other shop and the assistant would appear to have been somewhat ignorant.
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