Joke of the Day
A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa. He took his faithful pet
dachshund along for company. One day the dachshund starts chasing
butterflies
and before long the dachshund discovers that he is lost. So, wandering about
he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the obvious
intention of having lunch.
The dachshund thinks, "OK, I'm in deep trouble now!" Then he noticed some
bones on the ground close by, and immediately settles down to chew on the
bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is about to
leap, the dachshund exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard. I
wonder if there are any more around here?"
Hearing this the leopard halts his attack in mid-stride, as a look of terror
comes over him, and slinks away into the trees. "Whew," says the leopard.
"That was close. That dachshund nearly had me."
Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree
figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection
from the leopard. So, off he goes.
But the dachshund saw him heading after the leopard with great speed, and
figured that something must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the
leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard.
The leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here monkey, hop
on
my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine."
Now the dachshund sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back, and
thinks, What am I going to do now?" But instead of running, the dog sits
down
with his back to his attackers pretending he hasn't seen them yet
.................... and just when they get close enough to hear, the
dachshund says, "Where's that monkey? I sent him off over half an hour ago
to
bring me another leopard."
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Jerry Winter
Thought of the Day
Ask not what you can do for your country; ask what your government is doing to you.
-Joseph Sobran
