In the checkout line

True story, which I found much funnier than anyone else involved:

The local Wal-Mart was incredibly busy on the 31st as everyone tried to get their last-minute things for their parties.

I stood in the express lane with a 12-pack of beer and a six-pack of soda in my arms. In front of me stood a couple with about 20 items they'd just put on the conveyor belt from their cart.

The woman looks back at me and tells me I can set my beer in their cart while I wait.

"That's OK," I responded. "I don't want you to think I can't hold my liquor."