Instructions, partner style

That is, when he isn't mumbling at me.

'Bind these two copies'

'Do you want plastic front covers on them?'

'Hmmm' thinks openly 'do one with a plastic cover and give me an extra copy'

'So you want an extra copy printed?'

'No. Oh look. Just put plastic covers on both of them and give me a loose one'

'So you do want an extra copy printed and not bound'

'No i don't'

2 hours late

'Hey, where's my unbound copy?'

I don't know - it's not so much fun when my boss is really this boneheaded. Like shooting fish in a barrel. I would much rather rack my brains for invective to rail against subtle frustrations of the firm than type verbatim the random instructions given to me by a fool. Where's the challenge in that?

*sigh*