Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Thursday afternoon

Lady comes in, walks up to counter.


Mary: "Hi, can I help you?"

Mrs. Dayoff: "Hi, I'm Ada Dayoff. I'm here for my 3:00 appointment."

Mary: "I'm sorry... Actually your appointment was for yesterday, Wednesday, at 3:00. But I can reschedule you for..."

Mrs. Dayoff: "But you're the one who told me it was for Thursday!"

Mary: "I called you on Tuesday afternoon, with the rest of my reminders. The notes say I spoke to you directly."

Mrs. Dayoff: "EXACTLY! You said "your appointment is tomorrow!' I remember quite clearly."

Mary: "Yes... And since it was on Tuesday, that would have been for your Wednesday appointment."

Mrs. Dayoff: "But you called me at 4:18 p.m. See? Here's the call time on my phone!"

Mary: "Okay, that's my call, but it says 4:18 p.m. on Tuesday. Your appointment was Wednesday.  Today is Thursday."

Mrs: Dayoff: "Look! Everyone knows that if you say tomorrow BEFORE 4:00 p.m. you mean the next day, and if you say tomorrow AFTER 4:00 p.m. you mean the day after tomorrow."

Mary: "Uh..."

Pause.

Mrs. Dayoff: "Anyway, I'll reschedule. Do you have anything for tomorrow?"
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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:01 AM

    Like, it depends on what your definition of the word is is.

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  2. staceyJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:07 AM

    She obviously worked in the banking world, so any transactions processed after 4pm would be posted the following business day.

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  3. PackerJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:45 AM

    Huh?
    Who ever heard of a Doctor's appointment on Wednesday.

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  4. The Number CruncherJanuary 6, 2016 at 12:13 PM

    In 8th grade algebra class, the teacher gave an equation and called on a classmate for the answer. She said, "A few." After some clarification, in her world "a few" meant three.

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  5. bobbieJanuary 6, 2016 at 1:34 PM

    Yet another raise is due Mary...

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  6. clairesmumJanuary 6, 2016 at 2:07 PM

    and, who's on first??

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2016 at 3:08 PM

    "4 pm here in Grumpyville is midnight for my handlers back in Moscow."

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2016 at 3:20 PM

    ...

    It's five o' clock somewhere, so I think Mary deserves a nice cocktail.

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2016 at 3:52 PM

    Three o'clock on a Wednesday? Only if you see him on the 15th green.

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  10. UnknownJanuary 6, 2016 at 4:25 PM

    "Is it before or after 4?"

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  11. staceyJanuary 6, 2016 at 5:42 PM

    Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow....

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  12. a.generic docJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:39 PM

    If Mary had called on the morning of the appointment and said the appointment was for 4:30 that afternoon, which day would she show up?

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  13. GenoJanuary 9, 2016 at 1:45 PM

    Everyone knows Wednesday is the doctors day for golf.

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So wadda you think?