sheesh

me: could I get change for a ten?
trainee at register: Sure. Would you like ones?
me: a five and ones.
trainer: one five and five... *trails off when she realizes it's pretty obvious*
trainee: do you want one five and five ones?
me: how about two fives and five ones?
me, Cyn and trainer: *laugh*
trainee: *looks confusedly at cash drawer and at money in hand* Wait - was he kidding? *laughs*
everybody: *laughs*

'Me Decade' Celebrates 35th Year

NEW YORK The "Me Decade," a period beginning in 1970 and marked by self-awareness and self-fulfillment, celebrated its 35th year Monday. "With careerism, materialism, and general self-involvement as popular as they were was decades ago, the Me Decade may well go on for another 35 years," said historian and Columbia University professor Dr. Vera Conklin. "It's been the longest-running decade in American history, beating the selfless 'Greatest Generation' of the '40s by a good 15 years. Selfishness, it seems, is here to stay." Author Tom Wolfe, who coined the term in his essay "The Me Decade And The Third Great Awakening," was unavailable for comment, as he is working on his memoirs.