Two Wishes
A man walks up to the bar with an ostrich behind him, and as he sits,
The bartender comes over, and asks for their order. 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, ostrich come again, and the man says "I'll have
a beer," 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 bartender.
"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 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 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.