THE PERFECT PET
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>A man goes into a pet shop and tells the owner that he wants to
>buy a pet that can do everything. The shop owner suggests a
>faithful dog.
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>The man replies, "Come on, a dog?"
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>The owner says, "How about a cat?"
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>The man replies, "No way! A cat certainly can't do everything.
>I want a pet that can do everything!"
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>The shop owner thinks for a minute, then says, "I've got it!
>A centipede!"
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>The man says, "A centipede? I can't imagine a centipede doing
>everything, but okay... I'll try a centipede."
>
>He gets the centipede home and says to the centipede, "Clean
>the kitchen."
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>Thirty minutes later, he walks into the kitchen and... it's
>immaculate! All the dishes and silverware have been washed,
>dried, and put away; the counter-tops cleaned; the appliances
>sparkling; the floor waxed. He's absolutely amazed.
>
>He says to the centipede, "Go clean the living room."
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>Twenty minutes later, he walks into the living room. The carpet
>has been vacuumed; the furniture cleaned and dusted; the pillows
>on the sofa plumped; plants watered. The man thinks to himself,
>"This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. This really is
>a pet that can do everything!"
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>Next he says to the centipede, "Run down to the corner and get
>me a newspaper."
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>The centipede walks out the door. 10 minutes later...no centipede.
>20 minutes later... no centipede. 30 minutes later...no centipede.
>By this point the man is wondering what's going on. So he goes to
>the front door, opens it... and there's the centipede sitting right
>outside.
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>The man says, "Hey!! I sent you down to the corner store 45 minutes
>ago to get me a newspaper. What's the matter?!"
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>The centipede says, "I'm goin'! I'm goin'! I'm just putting on my
>shoes!"
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