The
Man and The Ostrich
A man walks into a
restaurant
with a full-grown ostrich behind him. The waitress asks for their
orders.
The man says, "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 $9.40 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, "A
hamburger, fries, and a coke." The ostrich says, "I'll have the
same."
Again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.
This becomes routine until, 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,"
says the
ostrich.
Shortly the waitress brings the order and says, "That will be
$32.62." Once again the man pulls the 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 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 fantastic!"
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, "But, 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."