A man walks up to the bar with an ostrich behind him, and
as he sits, the bartender 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 pays with the exact change for payment.
The next day, the man and the ostrich come again, and
the man says "I'll have a beer,"
The ostrich says "I'll have the same."
Once again the man reaches into his pocket and pays
with exact change.
This became a routine until late one evening, the two
enter again. "The usual?" asks the bartender.
"Well, it's close to last orders, 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 I found this old lamp.
When I rubbed it a Genie appeared and offered me two wishes.
My first wish was that if I ever needed to pay for anything,
I just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of
money will 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.
"That's fantastic!" says the bartender. "You
are a genius! Oh, one other thing sir, what's with the
ostrich?"
The man replies, "Oh, my second wish was for a
chick with long legs."
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