CLIENT: “Hey, is this where you get vanity plates?”
ATTENDANT: “Yes, sir! How can I help you?”
CLIENT: “Well, I’m a big Toronto Maple Leafs fan, and I want a license plate that says, ‘LEAFS’!”
ATTENDANT: (checks computer) “I’m sorry, sir. Someone’s already taken that one. Would you like to choose another?”
CLIENT: “What?! But I want my license plate to say ‘LEAFS’! Um… What if I replace the S with Z?”
ATTENDANT: “‘LEAFZ’? Okay…” (checks computer) “Sorry, sir. That’s taken too.”
CLIENT: “Aw, damn! Um… Okay, what if we go with the ‘LEAFS’, but substitute the letter E for a number 3?’
ATTENDANT: “So, you want ‘L3AFS’.” (sighs) “Okay…” (checks computer) “Nope. That’s taken as well.”
CLIENT: “Gee! Who knew there were so many Leafs fans in Toronto?”
ATTENDANT: “That’s the way it goes, sir. First come, first served.”
CLIENT: “But there must be something I can do?”
ATTENDANT: “Well, sir, you seem to be the long-suffering type. Don’t give up. Try again.”
CLIENT: (thinks hard) “I got it! Stick with the the E for 3 substitution and switch out the S for a Z again!”
ATTENDANT: “‘L3AFZ’?
CLIENT: “Yeah! Go on! Give it a check on your computer, there!”
ATTENDANT: (checks computer) “Well, how about that. That one’s free!”
CLIENT: (fist pumps) “YES!!”
ATTENDANT: “All right, I’ll enter the requisition. You go over to the cashier to pay.” (CLIENT walks off) “Next!”
CLIENT #2: (Wearing a Leafs’ jersey) “Hey, is this where you get vanity plates?”
ATTENDANT: “Aw, crap!”