My team leader, Paul, decided to leave the office and buy some juice as a mid-afternoon “pick-me-up”. He waved for the attention of the Feeling Fruity attendant.

“Hi. I’d like a regular juice. Just raspberry, thanks.” Paul liked raspberries. He could feel a bit of a cold coming on and raspberries were reputed to have antibacterial properties.

“Raspberries,” acknowledged the attendant. “Do you want lemon sorbet or lime sorbet?”

“Just raspberries, please. By itself.” Paul said patiently.

“Ice cream or low fat yogurt?”

“Just raspberries,” Paul repeated.

“Any boosters? Ginko biloba? Wheatgrass?”

“Just raspberries!”

“Would you like apple juice with that?”

Annoyed, Paul said, “Just — ” Then he stopped. “Yeah… Okay… Apple juice would be nice.”

“That’ll be $4.50, please.”