“Hey, you!”

“Huh?”

“Quit playing with the fish and get back to work! I see you haven’t started zoning yet…”

“Sure I have! I’m zoning the fish.”

“Do you really expect to get that excuse past me?”

“I’m serious! The fish are all zoned. Look how I move my finger, and how they follow it, in a trance. See, they’re zoned.”

“You’re fired.”

Most readers might not appreciate this stupid little dialogue, but I imagine those who have had experience in retail probably will.