Part of getting by in this world means you have to be smart. But I’m not just talking about book smarts. An education is great and will take you a long way in life, but if you don’t have some common sense, you’ll stumble around a bit before finding your footing. There’s also a lot of value to what is often called “street smarts,” which is how quickly you can think and navigate out of sticky situations. I’ve never been very street smart, to be honest. I never get the joke the first time I hear it and I stick my foot in my mouth a lot. I really admire people who can maneuver quickly and flawlessly through life, always saying the right thing at the appropriate time. Take the young man in the joke below, for example. He has the right answer every single time. He’ll go far in life! Enjoy this hilarious joke.
There was a boy who worked in the produce section of the market. One day, a man came in and asked to buy half a head of lettuce. The boy told him that they only sold whole heads of lettuce, but the man replied that he did not need a whole head, but only a half head. The boy said he would go ask his manager about the matter.
The boy walked into the back room and said, “there is some asshole out there who wants to buy only a half a head of lettuce.” As he was finishing saying this he turned around to find the man standing right behind him, so he added, “and this gentleman wants to buy the other half”. The manager okayed the deal and the man went on his way.
Later the manager called on the boy and said, “you almost got yourself in a lot of trouble earlier, but I must say I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of it. You think on your feet and we like that around here.
Where are you from son?” The boy replied, “Canada sir”.
“Oh really? Why did you leave Canada?” asked the manager. The boy replied, “They’re all just whores and hockey players up there.” The manager was shocked and replied, “My wife is from Canada!!”
The boy replied, “Really! What team did she play for?”
