One day, a man walked into the produce section of his local supermarket and asked to buy half a 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 his manager, "Some
jerk out there wants to buy only half a head of lettuce."
As he finished his sentence, he turned to find the man standing
right behind him, so he added, "and this gentleman wants
to buy the other half."
The manager approved the deal and the man went on his way. Later
the manager found the boy and said "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?"
"Wisconsin, sir," the boy replied.
"Well, why did you leave Wisconsin," the manager asked.
The boy said, "Sir, there's nothing but whores and hockey
players up there."
"Really!" said the manager. "My wife is from Wisconsin!"
The boy replied, "No kidding? What team did she play for?"