The owner snapped, “Are you mocking me?!”
The customer frowned. “You told me to pay you for the chili!”
“Screw you!”
Really losing it just then, the owner threw a jab at the customer.
However, the customer dodged it and launched a kick in retaliation, flooring him!
“How dare you… you hit me!” the owner bellowed furiously.
The customer smirked. “Everyone could see you attacked me first. “This is justified self-defense! Remember—there are rules in running in a business, and not getting upset over some spoonfuls of chili is one of them. So be careful, since your business might fall apart!”
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