A man walks up to the bar with an ostrich following close behind him and as he sits down, the bartender comes over, and asks for their order.
The man says, "I'll have a beer," and turns to the ostrich and says, "What's yours?"
"I'll have a beer too," says the ostrich.
The bartender pours the beer and says "That will be $3.40 please."
The man reaches into his pocket and pulls out the exact change for the payment of the two beers.
The next day, the man and the ostrich come in again, and the man says, "I'll have a beer," and the ostrich says, "How nice! I'll have the very same thing."
Once again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with the exact change.
This becomes a routine, the man always ordering .... and the ostrich always agreeing and ordering exactly the same drink, until late one evening, the two enter again.
"The usual?" asks the bartender.
"Well, it's close to last call, so I'll have a large Scotch," says the man.
"Same for me," says the ostrich happily.
"That will be $7.20" says the bartender.
Once again the man pulls exact change out of his pocket and places it on the bar.
The bartender can't hold back his 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 an old attic and found an old oil 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 at all, I could just put my hand in my pocket, and the right amount of money would always be there."
"That's brilliant!" says the bartender. "Most people would wish for a million dollars or something like that, but you'll always be as rich as you need to be 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 bartender asks "One other thing, sir ...what's with the ostrich?"
The man replies "My second wish was for a really agreeable chick with long legs.
[ 22. October 2003, 06:33 PM: Message edited by: JohnS ]
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