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selectively conformist

Our Kids, Our Future

So, I was at the supermarket (Shop Rite) today, and I overheard a pair of young (teenage) employees trying to fill a “shop-at-home” order. Their conversation went something like this:

Girl Employee: Let’s see, we need to get some radishes. Which ones are the radishes? Oh, here they are. [Picks up a bunch of beets.] These are radishes, right?

Boy Employee: No, I don’t think those are radishes; I think radishes are smaller. Maybe we’re out of them. [He was correct.]

Girl Employee: Oh, okay. [Consults a list in her hand.] We also need an organic avocado. [Searches the refrigerated section.]

Boy Employee: No, I don’t think the avocados are in the cold section.

Girl Employee: [Laughs.] Oh, okay; then where are they?

Boy Employee: I dunno.

Me: [Pointing at the avocados in front of them.] These are avocados, over here.

Both Employees: Ohhhhhhhhhh! Thanks!

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