Reminds me . . .
This man walks into a bar. Says to the bartender "say, buddy, I don't have any money, but if you'll give me a drink, I'll show you something really amazing."
Well, it's a slow morning, so after a bit of blather the bartender agrees and pours the man a beer.
After the man drinks it he pulls a tiny piano from one pocket, a piano bench from another, and a mouse from a third. He sets the mouse down in front of the piano and it starts to play Chopin.
The bartender is suitably amazed, and say so.
The man says "aww, that's nothing. For another beer I'll show you something even more amazing."
By this time the mouse has attracted quite a bit of attention, so realizing this is good for business, the bartender agrees, and draws him another beer.
At which, the man reaches into his short pocket and pulls out a canary and stands it by the piano. The mouse switches to a Mozart aria, and the Canary sings it beautifully.
The crowd has really swelled, at which point a stranger in the back of the crowd steps forward and says "Buddy, I'll give you $10,000 for that act."
"Done," says the man. So the stranger slaps down his $10,000 and pockets the piano, bench, mouse, and canary, and walks out.
The crowd soon disperses, and the man and the bartender are left alone. The man is now able to buy his own beers, which he does, but he looks a bit morose, too.
"You know, buddy," says the bartender, "you shouldn't have sold them."
"I'm thinking you're right," says the man.
"Yeah. You could have gone on TV with them and made millions."
"Oh, no," says the man, "it's not that."
"Well, then, what is it?"
"I think I cheated that guy."
"Cheated him? Why, you just sold him the greatest animal act in history for $10,000."
"Aww, it wasn't that great."
"What do you mean? It was incredible."
"Well," says the man, "I have to tell you. That canary?"
"Yes."
"Well, he couldn't sing a note."
"What? We heard him!"
"No. He couldn't sing at all. The mouse was a ventriloquist." |
