 A
guy walks into a pet shop and asks if he can buy a Canary. The proprietor
replies "I'm sorry, we've sold out. You'll find a Canary in town.
I do have a Parakeet though." The guy insists he wants a Canary, so
the shop keeper tells him that a Parakeet can be made to sound just
like a Canary if you file the beak down.
"But", he warns," you have to be careful not to file too much off,
or the bird will drown when taking a drink of water'. The guy decides
he'll give it a go and purchases the Parakeet.
On his way home he stops at a hardware store and enquires about a
suitable file to do the job. The assistant realises straight-away
and offers him a Simmons no 3, rough-edged file.
"Be careful not to file too much off or the poor fellow will drown!",
the shop keeper advises.
A few days later the guy walks into the hardware store again. The
owner, recognising him, asks how it went with the Parakeet. The guy
looks down and sadly reports "the birds dead", the store keeper looks
sympathetic and asks "did you file off too much beak?". The guy shakes
his head and says "nope. He was just dead when I took him out of the
vice!". |