{"id":5691,"date":"2026-08-13T15:34:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/?p=5691"},"modified":"2026-08-13T15:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:34:56","slug":"papayas-latest-gags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/?p=5691","title":{"rendered":"Papaya&#8217;s latest gags."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Banani sleeps in the bathroom.\n---\n\nThe two-year-old twins, as usual, are destroying everything.\n\nOn weekends, the tiny apartment is a battlefield.\n\nBanani\u2019s five children jump, scream, fight, and break things.\n\nScreams, tears, broken plates, and food smeared in the most unexpected places, Banani and his wife are seeing double (or rather, quadruple) from stress, exhaustion, and countless nights of lost sleep.\n\nBanani is trying to wash the dishes while one of the twins spills an open jar of tomato sauce all over the kitchen floor.\n\nHis wife, who is on the phone with the company accountant trying to solve a problem, yells at him:\n\nWife\n\u201cClean up the floor!\u201d\n\nMeanwhile, the other twin is climbing the glass shelving unit in the living room.\n\nBanani runs to prevent the worst from happening.\n\nAt some point, the situation seems to have temporarily calmed down. Banani asks for permission to take a short break.\n\nBanani\n\u201cDarling\u2026 I\u2019m going to the bathroom for a minute.\u201d\n\nWife\n(from the other room)\n\u201cYes, but don\u2019t take too long.\u201d\n\nOnce inside the bathroom, Banani closes the door behind him. The tiny bathroom is the only room in the entire house that is still clean and tidy.\n\nBanani sits down on the toilet and lets out a sigh of relief. In reality, he doesn\u2019t actually need to go. He just needs a break from the chaos.\n\nOur hero turns on the tap just slightly. The sound of the running water sounds to him like a waterfall in an oasis.\n\nHis eyelids grow heavy and his head starts to spin slightly.\n\nSuddenly, Banani realizes he would give anything for half an hour of sleep in there.\n\nHalf an hour later, a jet of freezing cold water wakes him up as it runs over his head.\n\nBanani\u2019s eyes snap open. For a moment, he has no idea where he is.\n\nThen the weight of reality, and the shower hose, comes crashing down on him.\n\nHe had curled up on the shower floor, but one of the twins spotted him and turned on the cold water, of course.\n\nBanani looks up.\n\nStanding in the doorway is his wife, staring at him sternly with her hands on her hips.\n\nWife\n\u201cDo you think it's fair?\u201d\n\nBanani wants to say something, but the guilt burns even more than the freezing water pouring over his head.\n\nBanani opens his mouth to answer, but one of the twins rubs a soapy sponge right across his face.\n---\n\n\nGetting Rid of the Coins.\n---\n\nPapaia goes to the supermarket to do some grocery shopping. He decides to take the opportunity to get rid of all the coins he has accumulated.\n\nPapaia buys some frozen pizzas.\n\nWhen he gets to the checkout, the cashier gives him the total.\n\nCashier\n\u201cThat\u2019ll be thirty euros. Would you like a bag?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cYes, please.\u201d\n\nCashier\n\u201cThen it\u2019s thirty euros and thirty cents.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cOh\u2026 then no.\u201d\n\nCashier\n\u201cOkay. Cash or card?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cWould you mind if I paid with coins?\u201d\n\nThe cashier wrinkles her nose.\n\nCashier\n\u201cYeah, sure.\u201d\n\nPapaia starts counting his coins. The customers in line begin to grow impatient.\n\nWhen he gets to \u20ac29.50, he runs out of coins.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cOh! I\u2019m fifty cents short.\u201d\n\nCashier\n\u201cDo you want to take something out?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cNo, I need everything.\u201d\n\nCashier\n\u201cDo you have some bill? Or you can pay by card.\u201d\n\nPapaia looks inside his wallet.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cOh, here we go!\u201d\n\nHe pulls out a banknote.\n\nIt\u2019s a \u20ac100 bill.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cI only have this.\u201d\n\nCashier\n\u201cDon\u2019t you have a smaller one?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cNo, that\u2019s all I have.\u201d\n\nCashier\n\u201cOkay.\u201d\n\nThe cashier gives him his coins back, and Papaia temporarily places them on top of the pizza box.\n\nCashier\n\u201cI\u2019m sorry, but I only have coins for change.\u201d\n\nPapaia makes a dumbfounded face.\n\nThe cashier gives him \u20ac70 in coins as change.\n\nThe line behind him lets out a collective sigh of impatience.\n\nOnce the transaction is over, Papaia puts all the coins together on top of the pizza box.\n\nCashier\n\u201cAre you collecting the stickers?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cYes, thank you.\u201d\n\nThe cashier counts the stickers and hands them to Papaia, who counts them again just to make sure.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cExcuse me, how many stickers do I need for the teapot?\u201d\n\nCashier\n\u201cThree hundred and fifty.\u201d\n\nPapaia checks his card.\n\nHe only has 349.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cI\u2019m missing one.\u201d\n\nCashier\n\u201cThen you can get it next time. Or, if you want, there\u2019s the napkin holder.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cOh, no\u2026 I already have that.\u201d\n\nSomeone in the line complains.\n\nCashier\n\u201cHave a nice day. Thank you.\u201d\n\nUnder pressure from the people waiting, Papaia turns around to leave as quickly as possible.\n\nBut he forgets about the \u20ac70 in coins sitting on the pizza box.\n\nThey immediately slide off, hitting the floor and scattering everywhere\u2014including right between the customers\u2019 feet.\n\nPapaia finally makes it home, where he meets his wife.\n\nWife\n\u201cDid you get rid of the coins?\u201d\n---\n\n\n\nThe Strategic Update\n---\n\nPapaia gets in line at the checkout.\n\nThe line is long.\n\nFinally, there is only one person ahead of him.\n\nThe cashier and the customer stare at each other for five minutes without doing anything.\n\nPapaia asks what happened.\n\nThe cashier replies:\n\nCashier\n\u201cA system update.\u201d\n\nIn reality, she was just taking a break.\n---\n\n\n\nLost in the Desert.\n---\n\nThey show up at NASAL as usual.\n\nAs soon as they arrive, the boss calls them into his office.\n\nBoss\n\u201cGo test the new observatory in the desert.\u201d\n\nThey get in the car. Papaia drives, Banani reads the map upside down, and Ravioli eats some extremely smelly cheese-flavored crackers.\n\nIgor takes the opportunity to fill a few more pages of his notebook, as usual.\n\nOf course, they never make it to the observatory.\n\nInstead, they get lost and run out of gas.\n\nThey start wandering through the desert on foot.\n\nBanani finally turns the map the right way around.\n\nAfter hours of walking, they are almost dying of thirst.\n\nIgor writes his will in his notebook.\n\nRavioli and Banani can barely speak.\n\nRavioli\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to die out here\u2026\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cCheck the backpack again.\u201d\n\nRavioli searches through it again and finds a rotten meatball wrapped in a paper napkin.\n\nRavioli\n\u201cWe have this\u2026\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cPut it away immediately!\u201d\n\nPapaia sees a mirage.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cLook\u2026 an oasis!\u201d\n\nPapaia runs toward nothing.\n\nHe collapses after a few meters.\n\nThe others lose consciousness too.\n\nPapaia opens his eyes again.\n\nRescuers are standing in front of him.\n\nThey load them onto a helicopter.\n\nAs they fly toward the hospital, Papaia looks inside the laptop bag.\n\nThen he slaps his forehead.\n\nThe others look at him.\n\nBanani\n\u201cWhat did you do?\u201d\n\nPapaia pulls out a water bottle.\n\nIt is full of water.\n---\n\n\n\nBanani and family video calls.\n---\nDuring family video calls, Banani\u2019s parents always make vague remarks implying that they think their son is a complete idiot.\n\nBut Banani never realizes it.\n---\n\n\n\nThe Bank Call\n---\n\nPapaia, in a moment of anger, gives a like to a video in which a journalist speaks out against a politician who is involved with the Mafia and presents all the evidence against him.\n\nThe owner of the channel disappears.\n\nThe video goes viral through Papaia\u2019s channel, as he was the first person to like and leave a comment to it.\n\nPapaia only realizes what has happened when it is already too late, he tries but he can\u2019t undo the share.\n\nHitmen sent by the politician pretend to be bank employees and call Papaia, asking him to come to the bank\u2019s underground parking garage for a \u201csettling of accounts.\u201d\n\nThe others warn him that it is obviously a trap, but Papaia is stubborn.\n\nPapaia\u2019s car is broken down, so he decides to take the bus. The problem is he has left his wallet at home.\n\nIn the end, he asks the others to lend him some money so he can pay for the bus and make it to the ambush.\n\nThat\u2019s when Igor\u2019s jokes begin.\n---\n\n\n\nRavioli Fails the Course\n---\n\nNASAL buys a new telescope and organizes a training course for Papaia and the others.\n\nInstead of paying attention, Ravioli spends the whole course eating snacks he has hidden in his pockets.\n\nThe course ends, and everyone starts working at their new stations.\n\nRavioli, who hasn\u2019t listened to a single thing, gets everything wrong.\n\nThe boss calls him into his office and sends him back to take the course again\u2014this time with a final exam.\n\nRavioli does as he\u2019s told, and eventually exam day arrives.\n\nHis colleagues anxiously wait outside the examination room.\n\nWhen the scheduled time is over, the participants come out, followed by Ravioli.\n\nThe others immediately ask him how it went.\n\nBanani\n\u201cSo? How did it go?\u201d\n\nRavioli\n\u201cI got a 7.\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cOh, then you passed.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cCongratulations!\u201d\n\nWhile they are still talking, Paco also comes out of the room.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cPaco! You had the exam too?\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cWhat did you get?\u201d\n\nPaco\n\u201c21 out of 30! Barely passed\u2026\u201d\n\nThe others slowly turn toward Ravioli with serious expressions.\n\nAs usual, Ravioli pretends nothing is wrong and pulls something out of his lab coat pocket.\n\nRavioli\n\u201cAnyone want a candy?\u201d\n---\n\n\n\nRavioli Opens the Wrong Door\n---\n\nThe alarm goes off.\n\nNASAL is evacuated.\n\nThe staff gathers at the assembly point.\n\nPapaia, Banani, and Igor come running.\n\nThey turn around.\n\nThe building is on fire.\n\nBanani\n\u201cWhere\u2019s Ravioli?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cThere he is\u2026 hard to miss.\u201d\n\nRavioli walks calmly out of the building.\n\nBanani\n\u201cWhere were you? Didn\u2019t you see that the whole place is on fire?\u201d\n\nThe sound of fire truck sirens can be heard approaching in the distance.\n\nRavioli\n\u201cOh, sorry\u2026 I needed to use the bathroom, but I think I opened the wrong door.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cWhat door did you open?\u201d\n\nBOOM.\n\nA massive explosion sends them all flying to the ground.\n\nDust.\n\nSilence.\n\nWhen they get back up, NASAL is gone.\n\nThere is nothing left but a crater.\n\nRavioli\n\u201cThe wrong one\u2026 apparently.\u201d\n\nIgor opens his mouth to make a joke\u2026\n\nBut at that exact moment, a piece of red-hot sheet metal falls from the sky and lands right between them.\n---\n\n\n\nPapaia Drinks an Abandoned Can.\n---\n\nThey are on their way to the company dinner.\n\nAs usual, Papaia is the only one who knows the way.\n\nThe others follow him without bothering to help him find the route.\n\nWhen they get close to the restaurant, Papaia\u2019s phone rings. He starts a long conversation with the family group.\n\nInstead of stopping, he keeps walking absentmindedly, wandering randomly.\n\nThe others continue to follow him.\n\nWhile talking, he leans against the low wall of a house.\n\nThe others signal to him to hang up, but Papaia is so absorbed in the conversation that he doesn\u2019t even consider it.\n\nPapaia\n\u201c\u2026yeah\u2026 no\u2026 but I told you\u2026 what?! And you still believe her?\u2026 She only did it to get a free dinner\u2026\u201d\n\nPapaia has completely lost touch with reality and thinks he is at home. He reaches out and grabs a can that a stranger has left behind.\n\nThe moment he tastes it, his expression changes.\n\nWeeks later.\n\nHis colleagues go to visit him in the hospital.\n\nThey enter his room and ask how things are going.\n\nBanani\n\u201cSo\u2026 what did the doctor say?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n(with a face as pale as a sheet)\n\u201cNothing this week. Maybe I\u2019ll get out next week.\u201d\n\nRavioli\n\u201cStill, hepatitis is a serious thing\u2026\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cBut what on earth made you drink a can that a stranger had left on the street?\u201d\n\nIgor says nothing.\n\nHe takes out his phone.\n\nA video recorded a month earlier starts playing on the screen.\n\nIt shows Papaia and the others walking past the exact same low wall.\n\nWhile talking on the phone with his aunt, Papaia stops, places a can on the wall, and then walks away without ever ending the call.\n\nIgor\n\u201cSometimes, the real strangers are ourselves\u2026\u201d\n---\n\n\n\nThe Train with a Bathroom.\n---\n\nThey take the train to the airport.\n\nWhile they wait to arrive, Ravioli eats a lukewarm panzerotto he bought at the station.\n\nOn the third bite, he suddenly has to run to the bathroom.\n\nBanani\n\u201cI told you so!\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cThank goodness this train has a toilet\u2026 Thank goodness\u2026 for us!\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cBut aren\u2019t we almost there?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cNo, we still have a little while to go.\u201d\n\nTime passes, and Ravioli still doesn\u2019t come out of the toilet.\n\nThe others start chatting and don\u2019t pay much attention to him.\n\nOnly a few minutes remain before their stop, and Ravioli is still trapped in, sweating  with stomach cramps.\n\nTheir stop arrives.\n\nThe other three get off and head toward the exit, continuing their interesting conversation.\n\nAs the three of them make their way toward the taxis, the train pulls away\u2014with Ravioli still trapped in the bathroom, unable to get off the toilet.\n---\n\n\n\n\nBanani Rides His Suitcase\n---\n\nAt the airport, Banani decides to ride his suitcase as if it were a horse or a motorcycle.\n\nBut he falls flat on his face in front of everyone.\n---\n\n\n\nThe Door to the Taxis\n---\n\nAs they leave the airport, they look for the taxi exit.\n\nThe signs point toward a door blocked by construction work.\n\nAfter trying all the other doors without being able to reach the taxis, they stop to think.\n\nBanani\n\u201cWhy can\u2019t we get to the taxis through the other doors?\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cMaybe because the right door is the one that\u2019s blocked?\u201d\n\nPapaia peeks through the blocked door.\n\nRight in front of it is the construction site, with a sign saying NO UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cThere must be another way\u2026\u201d\n\nThey go around and try all the doors again, but nothing.\n\nAs they head back toward the blocked door, they encounter a guy talking to himself.\n\nRavioli\n(whispering)\n\u201cIs he crazy?\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cYes. He was a passenger on the flight that landed before ours\u2026 He was looking for the taxis too.\u201d\n\nEventually, they see a group of passengers coming through the blocked door and not coming back.\n\nThey go over to investigate and, through the door, see the group getting into a taxi.\n\nAt that moment, an airport employee walks by, and they stop him.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cExcuse me, how do we get to the taxis?\u201d\n\nEmployee\n\u201cYou have to go through the construction site.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cBut there\u2019s a no-entry sign\u2026\u201d\n\nEmployee\n\u201cI know. Go underneath it.\u201d\n---\n\n\n\n\nThe Ride That\u2019s Too Expensive\n---\n\nThey finally reach the taxis.\n\nPapaia shows the taxi driver the name of their hotel.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cExcuse me, how much would the ride be?\u201d\n\nTaxi Driver\n\u201cYou don\u2019t need a taxi.\u201d\n\nThe driver points toward a field in front of them.\n\nTaxi Driver\n\u201cYou just have to cross that field. What is it\u2026 300 meters? The hotel is right over there.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cExcuse me, but there\u2019s a \u2018Private Property\u2019 sign over there\u2026\u201d\n\nTaxi Driver\n\u201cYes, I know\u2026 but everyone goes through there.\u201d\n\nRavioli\n\u201cCome on, Papaia, let\u2019s do what he says\u2026 We can walk.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cI don\u2019t feel like ending up in a ditch or getting chased by guard dogs.\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cExcuse me, but can\u2019t you take us there?\u201d\n\nTaxi Driver\n\u201cYes, but it\u2019s not worth it for you\u2026\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cWhy? How much does it cost?\u201d\n\nTaxi Driver\n\u201c100 euros.\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201c100 euros?! But you said it\u2019s just on the other side!\u201d\n\nTaxi Driver\n\u201cYes, but then I lose my place in line\u2026 I\u2019m not leaving this spot for less than 100 euros.\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cAh\u2026 I see\u2026\u201d\n\nPapaia and Ravioli start arguing.\n\nPapaia wants to pay for the taxi, while Ravioli wants to walk and save the money for later at the restaurant.\n\nIn the end, they get lost in the countryside near the airport.\n---\n\n\n\n\nA \u201cPersonalized\u201d Dish\n---\n\nAt the hotel restaurant, Banani pays \u20ac30 for a plate of pasta.\n\nThe waiter, without being seen, combines the leftovers from the plates of a table that is being cleared and serves them to Banani.\n\nBanani is amazed by how quickly the food arrives.\n\nHe takes a bite and finds a piece of paper napkin in his mouth.\n\nHe calls the waiter over and complains, but to no avail.\n\nWaiter\n\u201cI\u2019m sorry, but you still have to pay.\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cWhat exactly for? Our sins, or the consequences of a bad decision?\u201d\n\nSince they have to pay anyway, Ravioli decides to take care of it himself and cleans the plate.\n\nPapaia hides his face behind the menu.\n\nBanani stares at Ravioli in amazement and disgust.\n\nThe waiter, who has come over to clear the table, looks at the empty plate as if Ravioli had stolen something from him.\n\nIgor notices and makes a joke.\n\nIgor\n\u201cWell\u2026 at least Ravioli saved you some dishwashing liquid. The plate is already clean for the next customer.\u201d\n---\n\n\n\n\nMidnight Notes\n---\n\nAfter dinner, Banani puts the ketchup packets he found on the table into his pocket.\n\nDuring the night, he wakes up with an idea.\n\nHaving no paper or pen, he writes the formula on the hotel walls using ketchup.\n\nThe next morning, Papaia gets a fine.\n---\n\n\n\nA Hearty Breakfast\n---\n\nThe next morning, at 7 a.m., they find the same waiter who served them dinner the night before working at the breakfast buffet.\n\nRavioli has breakfast, then goes back up to the room to use the bathroom.\n\nThen he comes back down for breakfast again.\n\nHe repeats the whole thing three times.\n\nSince the breakfast is free, technically nobody can say anything.\n\nThe waiter angrily slams a cappuccino down in front of him on the table.\n\nIgor realizes that the waiter is probably also the owner of the hotel.\n\nPretending to look around in admiration, he makes a comment.\n\nIgor\n\u201cWow! What a huge hotel\u2026 I imagine you must have hundreds of employees.\u201d\n---\n\n\n\n\nBanani, the \u201cExceptional\u201d Guest\n---\n\nWhile Ravioli keeps going back and forth between his room and the hotel breakfast, Banani stops in front of the register, expecting someone to ask for his room number.\n\nPapaia, on the other hand, walks right past him, grabs a tray, and calls out to him.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cCome on, Banani! Come on, it\u2019s free.\u201d\n\nBut Banani, just to be safe, stays where he is and waits for confirmation from the waiter.\n\nThe waiter sees him, walks over to the register, and calls him over.\n\nWaiter\n\u201cRoom number?\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201c414.\u201d\n\nWaiter\n\u201cI\u2019m sorry, but that room isn\u2019t on the list. That\u2019ll be \u20ac30.\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cWhat? Isn\u2019t it free?\u201d\n\nWaiter\n\u201cOnly for the rooms on the list.\u201d\n\nWhile Ravioli loads his plate with the last cream-filled croissants, Banani grudgingly pays by card.\n---\n\n\n\nThe Queue Park\n---\n\nThe boss calls them into his office.\n\nThe four of them walk in.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cHere we are, boss.\u201d\n\nThe boss hands Papaia some leaflets.\n\nBanani\n\u201cAre we fired?\u201d\n\nBoss\n\u201cNot yet\u2026 They\u2019re complimentary tickets to a new theme park.\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cA theme park? What does that have to do with us?\u201d\n\nBoss\n\u201cLet\u2019s just say times are tough, and NASAL is making some extra money through its review channel.\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cReviews? Ah, I see\u2026 At least it still has something to do with stars.\u201d\n\nBoss\n\u201cVery funny\u2026 It would be even funnier if one of you actually got a calculation right for once.\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cDon\u2019t worry, boss. This time Papaia only has to count to five\u2026 he can do it using one hand.\u201d\n\nBoss\n\u201cGo\u2026 and bring your families.\u201d\n\nThat weekend, they arrive at the park.\n\nPapaia and the others have brought their wives and children.\n\nStrangely, there is no line at the entrance.\n\nAs they approach the entrance, Ravioli reminds Banani:\n\nRavioli\n\u201cDid you bring the camera?\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cYes, of course.\u201d\n\nRavioli\n\u201cFilm everything\u2026 don\u2019t forget!\u201d\n\nPapaia shows the tickets to the attendant.\n\nAttendant\n\u201cAh, you\u2019re the NASAL people here for the review! Come on in\u2026 we\u2019ve been expecting you.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cExcuse me, but isn\u2019t there supposed to be a line at the entrance?\u201d\n\nAttendant\n(laughing)\n\u201cNo! The fun is inside.\u201d\n\nNobody understands what he means, but they go in anyway.\n\nOnce inside, the theme park is beautifully designed and visually impressive.\n\nThe group chooses one of the attractions and gets in line.\n\nHalf an hour passes, and they slowly move forward step by step.\n\nAlong the way there are elaborate environmental sculptures and character statues, music, and sound effects.\n\nEventually, they reach the front of the line.\n\nIt\u2019s their turn.\n\nTwo park employees dressed as mascots open the barriers to let them through.\n\nBanani\n\u201cFinally! I can\u2019t wait.\u201d\n\nBut after walking through a corridor, there is nothing at the end.\n\nJust an exit leading back into the park plaza.\n\nEveryone stops, wearing expressions of surprise and disbelief.\n\nRavioli\n\u201cWhat happened? Where\u2019s the ride?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cI think we took the wrong exit\u2026\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cBut there was only one!\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cExcuse me, but apart from you guys, there\u2019s no attraction here.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cHmm\u2026 strange.\u201d\n\nThe group tries another attraction.\n\nThey get in line, slowly move forward for half an hour, and then come out into the middle of the park again, with no attraction to ride.\n\nThis goes on all day.\n\nAs they are leaving, Papaia asks an employee for information.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cExcuse me, but how do we get to the rides?\u201d\n\nEmployee\n\u201cWhat rides?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cThe ones that are supposed to be at the end of the lines.\u201d\n\nEmployee\n\u201cWhat do you need rides for when you have the lines?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cHuh?\u201d\n\nEmployee\n\u201cThis is the park with nothing but lines.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cBut how is that possible?\u201d\n\nEmployee\n\u201cAccording to our market research, 90% of the theme-park experience consists of waiting in line.\n\n\u201cSo we removed the other 10% and gave you a discount on the ticket.\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cBrilliant!\u201d\n\nRavioli\n\u201cYou know what? The guy\u2019s right.\n\n\u201cBy the end of the day, I\u2019m exhausted, my feet hurt, and I\u2019m completely zonked from that little tune playing over and over.\n\n\u201cI can\u2019t tell the difference between this and any other theme park.\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cThere is one difference\u2026 A bottle of water from the kiosk costs only one euro.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201c\u2026and there\u2019s never a line for the bathroom.\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cOf course. Here, the line is considered a valuable asset\u2026\u201d\n\nEmployee\n\u201cWell, gentlemen, we\u2019re counting on your review!\u201d\n---\n\n\n\n\nBanani Fixes the Bed\n---\n\nBanani enters the room.\n\nHe is about to lie down when he stops.\n\nHe notices a crooked board.\n\nBanani\n\u201cWait\u2026 this isn\u2019t supposed to be like this.\u201d\n\nHe fixes the board with tape.\n\nThen another.\n\nThen another.\n\nEventually, he has rebuilt the entire bed with tape.\n\nBanani wipes the sweat from his forehead.\n\nBanani\n\u201cNow I can finally sleep.\u201d\n\nHe jumps onto the bed.\n\nThe bed collapses.\n\nBanani gets trapped among tape and broken pieces of wood.\n\nBanani\n\u201cWell, at least the tape holds.\u201d\n---\n\n\n\n\nBanani Fixes His Glasses\n---\n\nThe four of them are walking fairly quickly down a corridor at NASAL.\n\nBanani lowers his head to check a note he is holding.\n\nHis glasses fall off, and Ravioli steps on them.\n\nBanani stops to pick them up. The glasses are badly damaged.\n\nBanani\n\"Ravioli! Could you be more careful?\u201d\n\nRavioli\n\u201cSorry\u2026 but the same goes for you\u2026\u201d\n\nBanani looks at the glasses. One of the arms has come off, and one of the lenses has popped out of the frame.\n\nBanani\n\u201cWell\u2026\u201d\n\nBanani pulls out some tape and repairs the glasses in just a few minutes.\n\nThe repair is so perfect that you can barely tell the difference.\n\nA female colleague happens to walk by and greets Banani, but a gust of wind blows a sheet of paper out of her hands and sends it flying straight toward Banani\u2019s face.\n\nInstead of falling to the floor, the paper sticks to the adhesive on the tape around the glasses frame.\n\nThe colleague walks over and retrieves the paper without having to bend down.\n\nShe thanks Banani and walks away.\n\nIgor\n\u201cBefore, you were just a guy with glasses\u2026 now you\u2019ve become a walking bulletin board.\n\n\u201cWhat\u2019s the next extra feature your head is going to have? A calendar glued to your forehead?\u201d\n---\n\n\n\n\nBanani and the Tea\n---\n\nBanani needs a cup of tea.\n\nHe fills the kettle and turns it on, but as the water heats up, he thinks he can smell broccoli.\n\nHe remembers that his wife cooked broccoli the night before.\n\nBanani\n\u201cI knew it! Any pot will do for her! This time, she\u2019s going to hear about it!\u201d\n\nTo confirm his suspicion, Banani leans over and smells the kettle, but the steam immediately burns his nose.\n\nStartled by the intense pain, he instinctively jerks his head backward and smacks it against a kitchen cabinet door he had left open.\n\nHe passes out.\n\nHis wife walks into the kitchen a moment later.\n\nWife\n\u201cDarling? Did you wash the broccoli pot? I forgot it in the sink last night.\u201d\n\nShe sees Banani unconscious on the floor and panics.\n\nThe kettle finishes boiling and automatically switches itself off.\n---\n\n\n\nThe Fart Closet\n---\n\nDuring the coffee break, Papaia explains his idea to the others.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cA cosmology seminar. I already have my first students. That\u2019s guaranteed money.\u201d\n\nIgor\n\"Ok, but who\u2019s supposed to teach? the students or you?\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to need a room.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cYes, I\u2019ve already booked a viewing with the agency\u2026 We\u2019re going to do this properly.\u201d\n\nLate in the afternoon, the four of them arrive for the viewing.\n\nThe place is somewhat hidden away.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cWhat do you think of the location?\u201d\n\nRavioli\n\u201cI don\u2019t know\u2026 It took us an hour just to find the right address.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cDon\u2019t worry. If the room is good, instructions on how to get there on social media will solve everything.\u201d\n\nThe agent takes them upstairs, where a large hall used for parties and events opens up in front of them.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cIt\u2019s perfect.\u201d\n\nAgent\n\u201cNo, not this one. Follow me.\u201d\n\nThe agent takes them to an attic room about the size of a bedroom.\n\nInside, boxes, broken furniture, and old equipment from previous events are piled up in the middle.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cIt\u2019s an attic\u2026\u201d\n\nAgent\n\u201cFor \u20ac1,000 a month, this is all I can offer you.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cAt least you\u2019ll remove the furniture, right?\u201d\n\nAgent\n\u201cNo. You\u2019ll have to get rid of it yourselves. Otherwise, it\u2019s another \u20ac300.\u201d\n\nIgor puts his hand against the low sloping ceiling.\n\nIgor\n\u201cWell, at least we can save money on the telescope. To \u2018see the stars,\u2019 all we have to do is stand up quickly.\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201c\u20ac1,000 is a lot\u2026 Don\u2019t you have anything cheaper?\u201d\n\nThe agent opens the broom closet.\n\nAgent\n\u201cFor \u20ac300, I can offer you this.\u201d\n\nIgor immediately covers his nose after noticing a strange smell.\n\nIgor\n\u201cNo, thanks. If I want to smell other people\u2019s farts, all I need is two euros, a bus ticket, and a crowded bus stop.\u201d\n\nPapaia apologizes for the awkward remark.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cSorry about him\u2026 He thinks he\u2019s funny. Anyway, we\u2019ll think about it.\u201d\n\nAgent\n\u201cYes, but decide quickly. We already have a couple interested in the broom closet.\u201d\n\nFLASHBACK \u2014 15 MINUTES EARLIER\n\nThe agent is showing the attic to a couple.\n\nAgent\n\u201cThis one costs \u20ac1,000\u2026\u201d\n\nWoman\n\u201cI don\u2019t know\u2026\u201d\n\nMan\n\u201cDon\u2019t you have anything cheaper?\u201d\n\nAgent\n\u201cOf course. There\u2019s this\u2026\u201d\n\nThe agent opens the closet.\n\nWoman\n\u201cNo\u2026 I don\u2019t think so\u2026\u201d\n\nMan\n\u201cThanks. If anything else comes up, let us know.\u201d\n\nAgent\n\u201cSure, just leave your number at the agency. Sorry I can\u2019t walk you out, but the next viewing is already arriving.\u201d\n\nThe agent sees them out, and the couple starts walking down the stairs.\n\nAs soon as the door closes, the agent stops and turns pale, suddenly clutching his stomach.\n\nAfter making sure nobody is watching, he quickly slips into the closet and closes the door behind him.\n\nIgor\n\u201cPapaia wanted to go big, but his budget is as small as that \u2018fart closet\u2019!\u201d\n---\n\n\n\nThe Smell of Steak\n---\n\nThey arrive at the hotel and immediately smell grilled meat.\n\nBanani assumes the restaurant must be good.\n\nRavioli remains silent.\n\nPapaia starts checking in at the reception desk.\n\nBanani\n\u201cWhat time does the restaurant close?\u201d\n\nThe receptionist tells him there is no restaurant, only a bar, and it is currently closed.\n\nPapaia hands over the registration form, and the receptionist asks him to pay for the room: \u20ac200.\n\nPapaia looks for the cash, but then remembers he gave it to Ravioli.\n\nRavioli says he didn't.\n\nIn the end, they sit down on the sofa.\n\nWhile they are arguing, a guest approaches Ravioli at the reception desk and returns a small glass bottle that he saw fall out of Ravioli\u2019s pocket.\n\nPapaia asks him for the bottle.\n\nIt turns out to be an expensive, famous perfume with a steak fragrance.\n\nIt costs \u20ac200.\n\nBanani realizes where the money went.\n\nRavioli lowers his head in embarrassment.\n\nIgor comments:\n\nIgor\n\u201cPerfect\u2026 everyone has their own illusion. Ravioli wants to believe he\u2019s always at a restaurant, and I was foolish enough to think that, just this once, I wouldn\u2019t have to spend the night on the sofa.\u201d\n---\n\n\n\nThe Expensive Electrician\n---\n\nThe power goes out at Papaia\u2019s house.\n\nPapaia resets the circuit breaker, but it keeps tripping.\n\nHis wife calls an electrician.\n\nThe electrician arrives and asks for \u20ac400.\n\nThey call the landlord.\n\nLandlord\n\u201cSorry, but why didn\u2019t you call me first? I have an electrician from the insurance company.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cOh, really? And now what?\u201d\n\nLandlord\n\u201cPut the electrician on the phone.\u201d\n\nPapaia hands the phone to the electrician, and they come to an agreement. Then the phone goes back to Papaia.\n\nLandlord\n\u201cListen, this is what we agreed on. The electrician will make the electrical system safe, and you\u2019ll pay him. Then the insurance company\u2019s electrician will come and finish the job.\u201d\n\nPapaia agrees.\n\nThe electrician fixes a couple of wires, then calls Papaia over and shows him the electrical panel.\n\nElectrician\n\u201cLook. Everything works now, but I\u2019ve bypassed the fuse. Tell the other electrician when he comes.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cYes.\u201d\n\nElectrician\n\u201cYou\u2019ll remember, right?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cYes, yes, of course.\u201d\n\nElectrician\n\u201cPlease, it\u2019s important!\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cHow much?\u201d\n\nElectrician\n\u201c120. No receipt.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cI\u2019d need a receipt.\u201d\n\nElectrician\n\u201cWith a receipt, it\u2019s \u20ac400.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cOkay\u2026 forget it.\u201d\n\nPapaia pays him.\n\nThe next day, the phone rings.\n\nLandlord\n\u201cThe insurance company\u2019s electrician is coming tomorrow. And please\u2026 don\u2019t tell him that someone else has worked on the electrical system.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cOkay.\u201d\n\nLandlord\n\u201cSeriously, otherwise the insurance company will give me a hard time.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cYour secret is safe with me. You have my word.\u201d\n\nPapaia hangs up, then remembers what the first electrician told him.\n\nThe insurance company\u2019s electrician arrives and examines the electrical panel.\n\nElectrician\n\u201cExcuse me? Has someone bypassed the fuse?\u201d\n\nPapaia hesitates.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cNo\u2026 nobody.\u201d\n\nElectrician\n\u201cAre you sure?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cYes.\u201d\n\nThe electrician takes a screwdriver, sticks it into a screw on the bypassed circuit, and is instantly electrocuted.\n\nHe drops to the floor, dead.\n\nPapaia calls the landlord.\n\nLandlord\n\u201cHello?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cExcuse me\u2026 about the insurance\u2026 does it cover household accidents too?\u201d\n---\n\n\n\n\nHealthcare Abroad\n---\n\nPapaia travels abroad for a conference, but during his stay he becomes very ill.\n\nIgor takes him to the hospital. Seeing Papaia\u2019s condition, the nurse examines him, but warns him that medical care is not covered.\n\nAs they are leaving, the nurse calls them back and hands Igor a box of paracetamol and a piece of paper with a phone number on it.\n\nIgor\n\u201cExcuse me? What\u2019s the number for?\u201d\n\nNurse\n\u201cIf the paracetamol doesn\u2019t work, call the number and the hospital will come and collect the body.\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cAh\u2026 I see\u2026\u201d\n\nPapaia, pale and trembling, looks at the piece of paper.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cExcuse me? Is the \u2018service\u2019 free?\u201d\n\nNurse\n\u201cBasically, yes. The hospital provides the plot of land, but your friend will have to rent a shovel.\u201d\n---\n\n\n\n\nWithout a Toothbrush\n---\n\nPapaia is stopped by airport customs and questioned because he isn\u2019t carrying a toothbrush.\n---\n\n\n\n\nThe Green Bag\n---\n\nDuring the measurements, Papaia asks Banani for \u201cthe green bag.\u201d\n\nBanani looks around, but among all the different bags, none of them is green.\n\nThe solar storm ends, and because of the mishap, they were unable to take any measurements.\n\nThe boss severely reprimands them and goes back to his office.\n\nBanani looks at Papaia in disbelief.\n\nBanani\n\u201cWhere was that green bag?\u201d\n\nPapaia looks around and picks up a white bag with a thin green stripe.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cThis one?\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cWhat are you talking about? That bag isn\u2019t green.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cOh, it isn\u2019t? Then what color is it?\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cIt\u2019s obviously white\u2026\u201d\n\nPapaia brings the bag right up to Banani\u2019s face.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cWhite? How can you possibly say this is white?\u201d\n\nBanani is speechless.\n\nIgor\n\u201cWhite or green? I don\u2019t know. The only thing I do know is that the boss\u2019s patience with us has become as thin as that green stripe.\u201d\n---\n\n\n\nBanani Throws Eggs\n---\n\nAfter the company dinner, Banani stands outside the restaurant talking loudly late at night.\n\nAn egg hits him on the head.\n\nHe looks up, but can't see anyone.\n\nHe goes home and goes to bed, but outside, some teenagers are talking loudly in front of the bar.\n\nBanani throws an egg out the window, but misses the teenagers and hits a huge guy who just happens to be walking by.\n\nThe guy sees him and goes upstairs to knock on Banani\u2019s apartment door.\n\nBanani spends the whole night hiding in the closet.\n---\n\n\n\n\nMysterious Laughter\n---\n\nBanani is giving a presentation in front of his colleagues.\n\nHe makes a joke, and everyone laughs.\n\nThen he continues seriously, showing the presentation.\n\nStrangely, the audience laughs at everything he says.\n\nBanani doesn't understand why.\n\nThe next day, he watches a recording of his presentation.\n\nIn the video, he makes the joke and the audience laughs quietly.\n\nThen he turns around toward the projector screen, and the audience bursts out laughing.\n\nHis pants are ripped in the back\u2026\n\n\u2026and he\u2019s wearing Minecraft underwear.\n---\n\n\n\n\nJokes and Reality\n---\n\nAfter leaving the airport, they get into a taxi.\n\nPapaia shows the driver the address of the B&amp;B, and they set off.\n\nAs they make their way to the address, Banani comes up with a joke.\n\nBanani\n\u201cImagine a B&amp;B where all the locks are the same.\u201d\n\nThe four of them find it hilarious and joke about it.\n\nThe taxi stops in front of the B&amp;B, and they get out.\n\nBanani\n\u201cDid you get the code?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cYes. We have to follow the instructions.\u201d\n\nThey follow the owner's instructions and retrieve the key, but they open the wrong door.\n\nThe tenant of the apartment, who was sleeping, is startled awake.\n\nTenant\n\u201cWho is it? I\u2019m calling the police!\u201d\n\nThe four of them run down the stairs.\n\nBanani\n\u201cYou opened the wrong door!\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cThen why did the door open?\u201d\n\nNobody has an answer.\n\nThey read the instructions more carefully.\n\nThey open another door.\n\nWrong again.\n\nA tenant yells at them from the stairs.\n\nBanani\n\u201cHow is this possible?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d\n\nRavioli\n\u201cI\u2019ll tell you why\u2026 all the locks are the same!\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cI don\u2019t believe this\u2026\u201d\n\nIgor takes the key from Papaia and opens a random door behind him.\n\nA frightened tenant starts shouting.\n\nTenant\n\u201cBurglars! Get out!\u201d\n\nRavioli\n\u201cSo Banani\u2019s joke has become reality!\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cCome on! I found our room.\u201d\n\nThe four of them finally put down their luggage and can relax.\n\nBut the peace doesn't last long.\n\nPapaia\u2019s phone rings.\n\nIt\u2019s the owner, calling furiously.\n\nOwner\n\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you follow the instructions properly?!\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cExcuse me, but why did you put identical locks on all the doors?\u201d\n\nOwner\n\u201cThat\u2019s why you were supposed to follow the instructions carefully!\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cSometimes the reality of being cheap is more absurd than Banani\u2019s imagination.\u201d\n\nRavioli tries the garage remote from their apartment.\n\nInstead of opening the garage door, it opens the neighbor\u2019s automatic gate and dents his car.\n\nThe alarm goes off.\n\nIgor\n\u201c\u2026The difference is that reality has no sense of humor.\u201d\n---\n\n\n\n\nBanani, Uber Driver\n---\n\nTimes are tough.\n\nBanani decides to make some extra money by becoming an Uber driver.\n\nThe problem is that he\u2019s a complete clean freak when it comes to his car.\n\nEvery time he drops off a passenger, he spends half an hour removing dust from the floor mat.\n\nOne day, by pure coincidence, he picks up Ravioli and his family.\n\nHalfway through the ride, Ravioli lets out a silent fart.\n\nThe smell is absolutely horrific, and everyone starts vomiting.\n\nBanani immediately pulls over and makes everyone get out so he can clean the car.\n\nBut while cleaning it, he starts vomiting too.\n\nRavioli comes up with a joke, which nobody finds funny\u2026\n\n\u2026and then he vomits too.\n---\n \n \n \n \nPapaia Talks on the Phone at the Supermarket.\n---\n\nPapaia goes to the supermarket and receives a phone call.\n\nThere are some family problems.\n\nHe spends the rest of the day talking on the phone in front of the frozen-food section.\n\nEventually, the supermarket closes.\n\nThe security guard kicks him out.\n\nHe hasn\u2019t even done his shopping.\n---\n\n\n\n\nBanani the Illusionist.\n---\n\nIt\u2019s the company party.\n\nThe buffet is boring.\n\nBanani decides to impress the guests with a magic trick.\n\nHe ends up with his pants glued to a chair.\n---\n\n\n\n\nRavioli Falls Asleep on a Date\n---\n\nFinally, a woman has agreed to go out with Ravioli.\n\nThey go to a restaurant.\n\nRavioli looks at the prices and orders two Margherita pizzas.\n\nThe waiter takes the order and leaves.\n\nShe starts talking about her job.\n\nShe\u2019s a beautician. She had an argument with her coworker. According to her, it\u2019s because the woman is jealous of her, and blah, blah, blah\u2026\n\nRavioli looks at her, nodding every now and then, while occasionally glancing toward the kitchen.\n\nThe waiter comes out with different dishes, but they\u2019re always for other customers.\n\nThe restaurant is packed, and the pizzas are taking forever.\n\nShe keeps talking, completely unaware that Ravioli\u2019s eyelids are getting heavier and heavier.\n\nRavioli eventually collapses.\n\nThen he opens his eyes with his head covered in Coca-Cola.\n\nHe looks at the empty chair across from him.\n\nTwo whole, lukewarm Margherita pizzas are sitting on the table, with the bill in the middle.\n\nRavioli\n\u201cWell\u2026 now I\u2019ve got two pizzas\u2026 I guess that\u2019s better.\u201d\n---\n \n \n \n \nLies Revealed\n---\n\nOne afternoon, Banani goes to Papaia\u2019s house for a coffee.\n\nPapaia and his wife invite him to sit in the living room, where the children are watching cartoons.\n\nThey start chatting about this and that, but then Papaia\u2019s phone rings.\n\nIt\u2019s his spendthrift sister, asking him for money again\u2014this time claiming that she\u2019s sick.\n\nAfter hanging up, Papaia and his wife start arguing.\n\nHe wants to send her the money, but his wife thinks his sister is lying.\n\nBanani finds himself caught in the middle of the argument.\n\nWife\n\u201cWhen are you going to stop being so gullible?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cShe\u2019s not lying. You can\u2019t judge her!\u201d\n\nWife\n\u201cYeah, and what a coincidence that it happens during the week of the 70% discount\u2026\u201d\n\nPapaia turns to Banani, asking for his opinion.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cBanani, tell her! Do you think she\u2019s lying?\u201d\n\nBanani looks at Papaia, who is staring at him, waiting for an answer.\n\nBut behind Papaia, he can see the TV screen.\n\nAt that exact moment, the cartoon character suddenly grows Pinocchio\u2019s nose.\n\nBanani is speechless.\n\nPapaia\u2019s wife starts laughing.\n---\n\n\n\n\n\nRavioli Talks Badly About Himself\n---\n\nIn the cafeteria, Ravioli is sitting with a colleague, criticizing someone named Robbioli, who also works at NASAL.\n\nColleague\n\u201cHave you seen Robbioli?\u201d\n\nRavioli\n\u201cYeah. Look how fat he\u2019s gotten.\u201d\n\nColleague\n\u201cWhat do you think happened?\u201d\n\nRavioli\n\u201cIt\u2019s obvious. All he thinks about is eating\u2026\u201d\n\nColleague\n\u201cThey say he\u2019s caused a lot of trouble\u2026\u201d\n\nRavioli\n\u201cI\u2019ve heard that too\u2026 Whenever he gets hungry, he drops everything and everyone and goes to the deli\u2026\u201d\n\nColleague\n\u201cI\u2019ve never seen anyone like him.\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cLet\u2019s recap\u2026 He\u2019s fat, selfish, and thinks only about eating\u2026 Someone like that?\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cNever seen one before!\u201d\n---\n\n\n\n\n\nHow Much Longer?\n---\n\nThe four of them are on a train, heading to the conference.\n\nBanani is anxious.\n\nAfter asking at every single stop how much longer they have to go, he ends up making them miss their stop.\n---\n \n \n \n \nCar Rental\n---\n\nPapaia spends his last bit of money renting a car to get home after a trip.\n\nHe makes the payment through the app. Everything goes through fine.\n\nThey have just enough money left.\n\nBanani\n\u201cOkay, now we just need to take a taxi to the airport to pick it up.\u201d\n\nPapaia goes pale.\n\nBanani\n\u201cYou\u2019ve got the money for it\u2026 right?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cOops!\u201d\n---\n\n\n\n\nThe Red Light That Never Ends\n---\n\nPapaia and the others need to cross a busy road.\n\nThey reach the traffic light.\n\nThey press the pedestrian button, but after ten minutes, the light still hasn\u2019t turned green.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cYou know what? Let\u2019s just go for it!\u201d\n\nThe four of them run across the road as drivers honk and nearly run them over.\n\nOnce they reach the other side, they see a pedestrian approaching the traffic light.\n\nHe presses the button and then taps his card on a panel they hadn\u2019t noticed.\n\nImmediately, the traffic light turns green, and the pedestrian crosses calmly and safely.\n\nPapaia stops another pedestrian who is about to do the same thing.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cExcuse me? Do you have to pay to cross at traffic lights in this city?\u201d\n\nPedestrian\n\u201cNo\u2026 it\u2019s actually free\u2026 but you have to wait 32 minutes. If you pay, the light turns green immediately.\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cAh, I see\u2026 What\u2019s next? Premium firefighters?\u201d\n---\n \n \n \n \nThe Golden Can\n---\n\nBreak time arrives.\n\nRavioli rushes to the break room, but forgets a can he brought from home on Papaia\u2019s desk.\n\nPapaia stays in the office instead. He still has a couple of things to finish.\n\nWhile working, he absentmindedly finds the can with his hand.\n\nWithout thinking, he drinks the whole thing, crushes the can, and throws it in the trash. But it's the wrong bin.\n\nRight at that moment, the cleaner arrives, changes the trash bag, and takes the old one away.\n\nRavioli eats his sandwich while watching TV in the break room.\n\nA commercial comes on: a can with a golden pull tab is opened.\n\nThe voice-over says:\n\nVoice-over\n\u201cOpen the golden tab and win \u20ac50,000!\u201d\n\nRavioli remembers the can.\n\nHe runs back to the office, but it\u2019s too late.\n\nRavioli\n\u201cWhere did my can go?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cOh, sorry! I drank it without thinking\u2026\u201d\n\nRavioli\n\u201cDid you look at the tab?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cThe tab?\u201d\n\nRavioli finds the pull tab on the desk.\n\nIt\u2019s gold.\n\nRavioli\n\u201cIt\u2019s the winning can! They just said it on TV!\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cWinning? How much?\u201d\n\nThey begin a frantic race to the dumpster, but it\u2019s useless.\n\nThere are far too many identical trash bags.\n\nHaving lost all hope, and covered in garbage, they return to the office completely dejected.\n\nThe next morning, the boss walks into their office and slams a piece of paper onto Papaia\u2019s desk.\n\nBoss\n\u201cYou\u2019re paying for this!\u201d\n\nPapaia looks at it.\n\nIt\u2019s a \u20ac100 fine for putting the can in the wrong trash bin.\n---\n\n\n\n\nThe Mysterious Sign\n---\n\nPapaia approaches the wall.\n\nHe notices an unusual sign.\n\nBanani\n\u201cWhat does it say?\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201c\u2018Beware of pigeons\u2019\u2026\u201d\n\nRavioli\n\u201cWhat does that mean? Pigeons don\u2019t bite.\u201d\n\nPapaia\n\u201cWhat is that supposed to mean?\u201d\n\nPluck.\n\nA pigeon hits Papaia right on the head.\n\nPapaia\n\u201cDisgusting!\u201d\n\nBanani\n\u201cAh\u2026 there we go.\u201d\n\nRavioli notices numerous piles of pigeon droppings on the floor.\n\nRavioli\n\u201cThey should have just added a downward arrow.\u201d\n\nIgor\n\u201cCome to think of it, it would\u2019ve been better if they actually bit.\u201d\n---\n\n\n\nBanani Forgets the Money\n---\n\nEverything is going well at their new job at the optician\u2019s.\n\nPapaia notices an urgent payment in the management system, due to a creditor the next day.\n\nFortunately, they have the cash on hand and would just have enough time to deposit it.\n\nBut Banani, who has the cash, has brought his two-year-old twins to work.\n\nThey are destroying the shop.\n\nWhile Banani tries to save an expensive designer frame, he explains to the others that the babysitter had an emergency.\n\nPapaia leaves, but the twins immediately start crying desperately.\n\nThey want to go with him.\n\nAt this point, everyone heads to the bank together.\n\nAfter a few meters, the twins refuse to stay in the stroller.\n\nPapaia, nervous and frustrated, gives up.\n\nThey return to the shop.\n\nTo distract them, Ravioli puts nursery rhymes on the monitor of the retinal scanner.\n\nThe twins calm down, and Papaia finally sneaks out on tiptoe.\n\nBanani takes advantage of the moment of peace to tidy up the shelves.\n\nHe sees a glasses-cleaning cloth and puts it in his pocket, planning to put it away later.\n\nBut when he puts his hand into his pocket, he freezes and turns pale.\n\nRavioli\n\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d\n\nBanani slowly pulls something out of his pocket.\n\nThe cash.\n\nThe very cash Papaia had gone to deposit.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-series"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5691"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5744,"href":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5691\/revisions\/5744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}