The man & the ostrich

[Filonian]

The true story of the man and the ostrich.

The man goes into a bar and sits down, followed by an ostrich.

The barman comes over..

The man says, "I'll have a beer."

The barman looks at the ostrich who says, "Same for me please."

The barman pours two beers and puts them on the bar. That will be £5.20 please."

The man puts his hand in his pocket, pulls out the exact amount and gives it to the barman.

The next day, the man and the ostrich come back, and exactly the same thing happens.

Every evening the same routine happens, until..

"The usual?" asks the barman.

"No thanks, I'll have a double scotch this time." "And the same for me," says the ostrich.

"That's £5.80 then," says the barman.

Again, the man puts his hand in his pocket and pulls out the exact amount of money.

At this point the barman just has to know why.

"Excuse me for asking, but how do you manage to pull out the exact amount of money every time?"

"Well, it might sound funny, but I was clearing out my attic and I found an old lamp. I rubbed it, as one would, and a genie popped out and gave me any two wishes. My first was to be able to pay for anything I wanted to buy, simply by putting my hand in my pocket, and I would always have the correct amount."

"Very clever," smiled the barman, "most people would have asked for a million pounds, or something like that, but you chose a way of being rich forever."

"Absolutely, whether it's for a newspaper or a Rolls Royce, the exact amount is always in my pocket."

"So, what's the story about the ostrich then?"

"Ah, that's where I screwed the job up. I asked for a chick with long legs.


Graham

[TSR2]

Classic Graham

[ianhind]

Very classic Graham!

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[Filonian]

Oooooooops, perhaps the anaesthetic still hasn't worn off, but at 70, I think I am entitled to a few senior moments.

Graham