The NYTimes used to have a column for people to submit short pieces about interactions in the city. My favorite was by a man who went into a store to buy some things. The young person at the register rang up his order and said to him, “ That will be 10.66.” The man replied, “10.66, the Battle of Hastings.”
The register person gave him a blank stare and then said what? The man explained that the amount of the order was the same year as the Battle of Hastings. Another long blank stare. Then the kid said, “Can you do that with any number?”
“Then the kid said, “Can you do that with any number?”
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Probably the best laugh that I’ll have all day!
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