Here's one that many of you will wish were actually possible:
A jogger was making his way down a crowded Chinatown street one beautiful San Francisco morning. All of a sudden he spotted a gorgeous golden rat in the window of strange little jewelry store. He was mesmerized by the intriquet carvings on the rat and knew that he must own it.
He went inside and asked the owner how much he wanted for the rat. The owner told him 500 dollars, but another 50 dollars for the history of the piece.
The jogger thought 500 dollars was enough to pay and told the man he didn't need to know the history. The owner insisted that if he came back for it later, it would cost 100 dollars. The jogger wouldn't relent, paid the 500 dollars, took the rat and continued jogging toward the Golden Gate Bridge.
After running about a block, he noticed two rats following close on his heels. He ran faster. Soon five, ten, twenty rats were nipping at his heels. Faster he ran. By the time he reached the bridge, thousands of rats were in hot pursuit. In a panic, the jogger threw the golden rat over the railing of the bridge. Immediately, all the rats followed the cat into the bay.
Quickly, the jogger returned to the strange store. The owner saw him coming and immediately ran up to him waving the history of the rat in his face.
"See, I told you to buy this before, and now it's going to cost you 100 dollars."
"The hell with that," replied the jogger, "how much do you want for a golden attorney?"
For all you lawyers out there, my apologies! NOT! |
