There are going to be times when we find ourselves in an unusual predicament.

We may even struggle to find our way out of it, but if we don’t think quickly, it could end up costing us more than we are willing to pay.

At times, we may even hear about others who have to go through this type of situation and we are impressed with how quickly they are able to think their way out of even the toughest problem.

That is exactly what happened in the following joke and the boy was not only able to save his job, he was able to save his neck.

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 dude 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 tramps 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?”