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Autumn_Hailey3 августа 2014 г.Читать далееCUSTOMER: Which was the first Harry Potter book?
BOOKSELLER: The Philosopher’s Stone.
CUSTOMER: And the second?
BOOKSELLER: The Chamber of Secrets.
CUSTOMER: I’l take The Chamber of Secrets. I don’t want The Philosopher’s Stone.
BOOKSELLER: Have you already read that one?
CUSTOMER: No, but with series of books I always find they take a while to really get going. I don’t want to waste my time with the useless introductory stuff at the beginning.
BOOKSELLER: The story in Harry Potter actually starts right away. Personally, I do recommend that you start with the first book – and it’s very good.
CUSTOMER: Are you working on commission?
BOOKSELLER: No.
CUSTOMER: Right. How many books are there in total?
BOOKSELLER: Seven.
CUSTOMER: Exactly. I’m not going to waste my money on the first book when there are so many others to buy. I’l take the second one.
BOOKSELLER: . . . If you’re sure.
(One week later, the customer returns)
BOOKSELLER: Hi, did you want to buy a copy of The Prisoner of Azkaban?
CUSTOMER: What’s that?
BOOKSELLER: It’s the book after The Chamber of Secrets.
CUSTOMER: Oh, no, definitely not. I found that book far too confusing. I ask you, how on earth are children supposed to understand it if I can’t? I mean, who the heck is that Voldemort guy anyway? No. I’m not going to bother with the rest.
BOOKSELLER: . . .526- Autumn_Hailey3 августа 2014 г.
Customer: It makes me sad that grown up books don’t have pictures in them. You’re brought up with them when you’re younger, and then suddenly they’re all taken away.
Bookseller: ... Yes. It's a cruel world.527 
capitalistka1 июня 2014 г.CUSTOMER: Do you have any foreign language dictionaries?
BOOKSELLER: Yeah, we do. I’ll take you to our language section.
CUSTOMER: Oh, awesome! I need a Latin dictionary for my Spanish class.
BOOKSELLER: . . . Are you sure you don’t need a Spanish dictionary?
CUSTOMER: No, Latin. They don’t speak Spanish in Latin America.
529- capitalistka1 июня 2014 г.
CUSTOMER: Do you have a book that interprets life?
BOOKSELLER: I’m not sure I know what you mean.
CUSTOMER: Well, I was out hiking the other day, and I saw a wolf. I want to know what that meant.
530 - capitalistka1 июня 2014 г.
CUSTOMER: I want to get my girlfriend a book for her birthday but I don’t know if she already has it.
BOOKSELLER: OK.
CUSTOMER: Could you find out for me?
BOOKSELLER: ... How?
CUSTOMER: Well, maybe you could call her and say that you’re doing a survey or something?
BOOKSELLER: ...
CUSTOMER: You know, just lie and gain her trust and find out everything you can.
528 - capitalistka1 июня 2014 г.
CUSTOMER: Where are your books on war?
BOOKSELLER: They’ll be in with history. Our history section is split up into British History, European History, American History and World History. Which war are you looking for, specifically?
CUSTOMER: I want a history of the ongoing war between werewolves and vampires.
BOOKSELLER: ...
CUSTOMER: Where would I find that?
525 - capitalistka1 июня 2014 г.
CUSTOMER: I don’t like poetry. It seems so arbitrary. (Pause) Wait, that rhymes! Perhaps I’m an undiscovered poet.
BOOKSELLER: I thought you didn’t like poetry?
CUSTOMER: Well, not other people’s – but I would probably like my own!
524 - capitalistka1 июня 2014 г.
YOUNG BOY: You should put a basement in your bookshop.
BOOKSELLER: You think so?
YOUNG BOY: Yeah. And then you could keep a dragon in it, and he could look after all the books for you when you’re not here.
BOOKSELLER: That’s a pretty cool idea. Dragons breathe fire, though. Do you think he might accidentally burn the books?
YOUNG BOY: He might, but you could get one who’d passed a test in bookshop-guarding. Then you’d be OK.
BOOKSELLER: You know, I think you’re on to something there.
526 - capitalistka1 июня 2014 г.
CUSTOMER: I really don’t like the planet today – can you recommend a book set far, far away?
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