A Catch Up at the Coffee Shop

Woman #1: "So, what did you get up to on Valentine's Day?"

Woman #2: "To tell you the truth, I couldn't get up to too much because of my stepson being down."

Woman #1: "Simple?"

Woman #2: "What do you mean?"

Woman #1: "Retarded?"

Woman #2: "No, he was in town from school, in Leeds."

Woman #1: "I misunderstood."

(several minutes of silence)

Wheel in the Store Keep on Turning

Waterstone's Books (a Barnes & Noble Equivalent); Piccadilly Circus, lower level.

Note that literally every single person who walked by this corner of the store over a 2 minute period (a) stopped suddenly, (b) stared briefly in rapt confusion, (c) touched the wheel, and (d) moved on when nothing seemed to happen.