Originally Posted by Mortis
There was this guy who bought an elderly circus elephant; I don't know why. Alas, he couldn't afford to feed it. He'd never seen an elephant jump with all 4 feet off the ground. So he started a contest: entry was $10, and the first person to get the elephant to jump with all 4 feet off the ground would get $50,000.
All sorts of people tried, but nobody could get the elephant to jump. Finally, this little guy arrives and he walks around the elephant, scratching his chin and thinking for a few minutes. He walks over to a pile of old bricks, picks up two, one in each hand, walks behind the elephant, opens his arms wide and slams the bricks together, catching the elephants bits between them. Needless to say, the elephant jumps, and the owner pays out the $50,000.
Unfortunately, the owner had barely collected enough to cover the prize, so he ran another contest. He'd never seen an elephant swing its head back and forth as if to say, "no." Same deal as before: $10 per entry, $50,000 prize. Lots of people try and fail.
Then the little guy shows up again, but this time in his limousine, picks up a couple of bricks, and walks up to the elephant.
He says, "Remember me?"
The elephant nods yes.
The man says holds up his bat and says, "Want me to use these again?"
The elephant nods his head rather emphatically no....
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