Message-ID: <30184235.1075842242382.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 10:27:00 -0700 (PDT) From: becky.spencer@enron.com To: kimberlee.bennick@enron.com, nita.garcia@enron.com, pat.radford@enron.com, dan.hyvl@enron.com, jenny.helton@enron.com Subject: Too Cute! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Becky Spencer X-To: Kimberlee A Bennick, Nita Garcia, Pat Radford, Dan J Hyvl, Jenny Helton X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Dan_Hyvl_Dec2000_June2001\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: HYVL-D X-FileName: dhyvl.nsf > A man walks into a bar with an ostrich behind him. The bartender asks > for his order, and the man says, "I'll have a beer," and turns to the > ostrich. "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," and > the man reaches into his pocket and pulls out exact change for payment. > > The next day, the man and the ostrich come again, and both order a beer. > 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 and the bartender asks, "The usual?" > > "Well, it's close to last call, so I'll have a large scotch," says the > man. > > "Same for me," says the ostrich. > > "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 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, I > just put my hand in my pocket, and the right amount of money will > always be there." > > "That's brilliant!" says the bartender. "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 bartender asks, "One other thing, sir; what's with the ostrich?" > > The man replies, "My second wish was for a chick with long legs."