Missing A Part
Wherein The Gord's brain hurts.
“What’s a PlayStation worth in trade?”
“$50.”
“Here you go.”
Gord goes over to the monitor to hook up the PlayStation to make sure it works.
“Uhm… what are you doing?”
“I’m going to just test it to make sure it works.”
“You don’t have to do that, it works just fine.”
<dramatic pause>
“Sir, the entire laser assembly is missing. This machine cannot possibly play a game.”
“So take off $5?”
“Perhaps I’m not making myself clear.”
“So it’s missing one part. I’m sure you have lots of extra parts.”
“Replacement laser assemblies are in very short supply. Your machine is worth $20.”
“You’re a rip off!”
“As compared to someone who tries to trade in a broken PlayStation?”
ABOUT THIS ARCHIVED STORY
BOOK Annoyances
CHAPTER Chapter Nine
SOURCE https://actsofgord.com/Annoy/chapter09.php
NOTE Original wording, spelling, emphasis, and paragraph breaks preserved from the recovered archive.
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