one time my mentor told me to get a bucket and a sponge to clean his car out front. after i washed his car i put the bucket away. he asked me what i was doing and i told him i was finished. he laughed and said that i just started and he then told me to clean every car in the lot. even strangers and people's cars in other businesses.
another one of my favorites was:
me: is it ok if i take a day off to sell some stuff to the pawn shop, im dead broke (and was couch surfin at the time)
mentor: sure, but if you need to take a day off you dont need to tattoo. you're fired.
needless to say i never made it to the pawn shop, but he did tip me out pretty good that day.
hah!