This morning, the normal-looking lady in front of me at the Commerce Casino coffee kiosk
(how’s that for impressive alliteration?!) ordered a cappuccino and a cruller. The woman behind the counter politely told her
the bill came to $5.01. The customer said “Pardon” and the barista sweetly repeated herself  “Five
dollars and one cent, please”. The normal-looking woman reached into her purse and
meticulously fished out a five dollar bill and four shiny pennies and handed
them to the coffee lady. The coffee lady said “no, no” and then benignly repeated
for the third time “It’s five dollars and one cent”.

The normal-looking lady, without
malice, said “I know. You keep the change”.

The coffee lady dropped the three extra pennies into her tip jar, non-plussed.

Not a word of a lie.