Post by Hoot on May 13, 2006 19:44:12 GMT -6
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?"
>
> "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 pocket 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 chick
> 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 pocket 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 chick
> with long legs who agrees with everything I say."