The George Business, by Roger Zelazny (1980) (eternal-flame.org)

Zelazny can’t really be beat when it comes to style and wit in SF/fantasy. Pick up Lord of Light or Nine Princes in Amber (or Jack of Shadows, or The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth, or …)

That was a fun Zelazny short story, thank you! I thought I'd read them all.

ha-ha. good one. check this one from 1968:

https://nfi.hu/en/core-films-1/films-3/animations-1/variatio...