A man walks into a restaurant with
an ostrich behind him, and as he sits, the waitress comes over and asks for their order.
The man says,
"I'll have a hamburger, fries and a coke," and turned to the ostrich.
"What's yours?"
"I'll have the
same," says the ostrich. A short time later the waitress returns with he
order.
"That will be
$6.40 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,
"I'll have a
hamburger, fries and a coke," and the ostrich says, "I'll have the
same." Once again, the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.
This becomes a routine
until late one evening, 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 for me," says the
ostrich.
A short time later the
waitress comes with the order and says, "That will be $22.62,"
Once again the man
pulls 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 I 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, just put my hand in my pocket, and the right amount of
money would always be there."
"That's
brilliant!" says the waitress, "Most people would wish for a million
dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for a 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,
"One other thing, sir, what's with the ostrich?"
The man replies,
"My second wish was for a chick with long legs."
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