“I’d like to have some coffee please,” I told the barista at the coffee shop I usually frequent.
“Certainly,” said the barista. “We have a splendid amount of choices. Do you fancy hot coffee, iced coffee or a frappucinno?”
“Erm,” I replied, taken aback at the number of choices. “Well, since it’s raining real hard outside and my nipples can cut through glass right now, I’ll probably go for the hot coffee.”
“Great choice!” he answered, with the standard fake enthusiasm that seems to be the de facto thing among baristas and telemarketers. “Now sire, if you look at the menu, the ‘Hot Coffee’ submenu has ten different sub-submenus with twenty items under each sub-submenu, so that you can choose one coffee brew tailored specifically for your taste–”
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