The correct way to phrase that is “you know everyone in Canada, ay?” 
Spelling it “ay” is a dead giveaway that you’re American.
“eh”, not “ay”
I’ve had people say to me “You’re Jewish? Do you know [Insert So-and-So Jewish-name here]?” They may live in a state I’ve never been to. I made the mistake of joking once that yeah, I’d say “Hi” to him at the next world domination meeting. I will never do that again.
I once got “You’re Jewish? So if I gave you twenty bucks, would you eat a ham sandwich?”.
Has anyone ever asked you if you still sacrifice animals in the synagogues?
“I’m Reform, but twenty dollars is twenty dollars.”
(I love repurposing old punchlines.)
This reminds me of years ago when I was flying in to New York City at night - beautiful view. Two British girls in front of me were chattering excitedly, apparently having never been there.
‘‘I love New York. It’s so much better than London. London has homeless people.’’
Get the money first.
I know someone who was asked where her horns were… :eek:
UPA used to make humorous live-action “cartoons” with voices dubbed in and animals apparently speaking, via animation. In one snippet was a ram, and the voice-over said, “too bad those horns aren’t the kind he can blow and make music with!” The ram said, “If I did I’d blow my brains out!”
I had forgotten this…
Many years ago I was given a beautiful solid black German Shepherd female… The reason? She had a litter of puppies by a Cocker Spainel and therefore was not a purebred anymore:eek::smack: Yep,grabbed her and ran.
I have this running fight with my local McDonalds. My wife will send me there quite often to get her a sammich. At the drive up, an order often goes something like this:
“Welcome to McDonalds. Can I take your order?”
“I’d like a double cheeseburger with onions only. That will be all.”
“Would you also like cheese on that?”
“I ORDERED A DAMNED CHEESEBURGER, YOU do the math.” :mad::mad::mad:
Unless The Fonz moves to Canada 
Sorry, but the cashier gets the slack. It’s far better to clarify upfront than risk handing someone a a cheeseburger with cheese on it when they plainly said ‘only onions’. I understand that you personally are a reasonable and logical person but that makes you a rare and special person in the world of food service customers and that poor cashier only asks because they have been burned many times before.
My ex also ate special-order cheeseburgers from McDonald’s, well she probably still does but I don’t order them.
Anyway, I’d order a cheeseburger with lettuce and onions only. Occasionally she’d get one with no cheese. Once she got one with the cheese, but no meat.
Once I started saying “onions, lettuce and cheese only” she never had a issue again.
On the latest trip to Super Supplements for some vitamins, I overheard a couple in the homeopathic section arguing over how much money they should be spending on the relative “strengths” to help heal the guy’s sprained ankle. He said he really needed the “higher concentration” because it was taking too long to heal.
One of the employees, to her immeasurable credit, also was eavesdropping and suddenly made herself scarce in the backroom when the couple said “Well, maybe we should ask someone…”
I wouldn’t be able to work 5 minutes in that place without going full-on sledgehammer wrath of Og on that display aisle.
I once heard a fratboy exclaim “Damn, it’s hot! It must be, like, 100 degrees Kelvin today!”
Oh, naturally. The right thing to do when anticipating a question you don’t like is to run and hide; maybe they’ll go away.:rolleyes:
I don’t think that’s the situation.
The choices are:
- Lie to the customer
- Tell the customer the truth and, if overheard by your employer, lose your job (edit: as well getting into needless conflict with the customers, who sound like True Believers)
- Avoid the issue
Options 1 and 2 are untenable for different reasons. I think 3 was a good choice in this case.