It Mostly Works, But Not Really

Customer comes in. Says he wants to sell a PlayStation for cash. Agrees to amount offered by Gord ($40). Gord takes PlayStation and then walks over to monitor to test it.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m just going to test it out to make sure it all works.”

“Uhm, it works just fine.”

Gord goes to put the game in.

“The spindle mount is completely missing.”

“It still works.”

“I can tell lies too. Here, I’ll tell one now. ‘I wish to welcome you to my store.’ There, now we’ve both told a lie.”

“So, take $5 off?”

“So how about I give you $5 and you stop wasting my time.”

“You gave my friend $20 for his broken PlayStation before.”

“Normally I do. But they don’t walk in and try to rip me off.”

“$15?”

“This conversation is over. Good day.”

“Fine. I’ll take the $5.”

“Very well. Next time, learn that honesty is a virtue.”