Chappers
11-08-2005, 12:50 PM
>A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him.
>
>As he sits, the waitress comes over and asks for their orders. The man
>says, "I'll have a hamburger, fries and a coke," and turns to the
>ostrich, "What's yours?"
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>
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>"I'll have the same," says the ostrich.
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>
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>A short time later the waitress returns with the order. "That will be
>$6.40 please," and the man reaches into his pocket and pulls out the
>exact change for payment.
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>
>
>The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man says,
"I'll
>
>have a hamburger, fries and a coke," and the ostrich says, "I'll have
>the same."
>
>
>
>Once again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.
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>
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>This becomes a routine until late one evening, the two enter again.
"The
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>usual?" asks the waitress.
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>
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>"No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato and
>salad," says the man, "same for me," says the ostrich.
>
>A short time later the waitress comes with the order and says, "That
>will be $12.62." Once again the man pulls exact change out of his
pocket
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>and places it on the table.
>
>The waitress can't hold back her curiosity any longer. "Excuse me, sir.
>How do you manage to always come up with the exact change out of your
>pocket every time?"
>
>"Well," says the man, "several years ago I was cleaning the attic and I
>found an old lamp. When I rubbed it a Genie appeared and offered me two
>wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I
>would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would
>always be there."
>
>"That's brilliant!" says the waitress. "Most people would wish for a
>million dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want
>for as long as you live!"
>
>
>
>"That's right. Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the
exact
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>money is always there," says the man.
>
>The waitress asks, "One other thing, sir, what's with the ostrich?"
>
>The man sighs, pauses, and answers, "My second wish was for a tall bird
>with long legs who agrees with everything I say."
>
>As he sits, the waitress comes over and asks for their orders. The man
>says, "I'll have a hamburger, fries and a coke," and turns to the
>ostrich, "What's yours?"
>
>
>
>"I'll have the same," says the ostrich.
>
>
>
>A short time later the waitress returns with the order. "That will be
>$6.40 please," and the man reaches into his pocket and pulls out the
>exact change for payment.
>
>
>
>The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man says,
"I'll
>
>have a hamburger, fries and a coke," and the ostrich says, "I'll have
>the same."
>
>
>
>Once again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.
>
>
>
>This becomes a routine until late one evening, the two enter again.
"The
>
>usual?" asks the waitress.
>
>
>
>"No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato and
>salad," says the man, "same for me," says the ostrich.
>
>A short time later the waitress comes with the order and says, "That
>will be $12.62." Once again the man pulls exact change out of his
>
>and places it on the table.
>
>The waitress can't hold back her curiosity any longer. "Excuse me, sir.
>How do you manage to always come up with the exact change out of your
>pocket every time?"
>
>"Well," says the man, "several years ago I was cleaning the attic and I
>found an old lamp. When I rubbed it a Genie appeared and offered me two
>wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I
>would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would
>always be there."
>
>"That's brilliant!" says the waitress. "Most people would wish for a
>million dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want
>for as long as you live!"
>
>
>
>"That's right. Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the
exact
>
>money is always there," says the man.
>
>The waitress asks, "One other thing, sir, what's with the ostrich?"
>
>The man sighs, pauses, and answers, "My second wish was for a tall bird
>with long legs who agrees with everything I say."