Ostrich

A man walks into a restaurant with an ostrich behind him, andÊÊas he sits, the waitress comes over and asks for their order.ÊÊThe man says,"I'll have a hamburger, fries and a coke," and turns to the ostrich. "What's yours?"

"I'll have the same,"ÊÊsays the ostrich.

A short time later the waitress returns with the order. "ThatÊÊwill be $6.40 please," and the man reaches into his pocket andÊÊpulls out exact change for payment.

The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man says, "I'll have a hamburger, fries and a coke," 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 twoÊÊenter again. "The usual?" asks the waitress. "No, this is FridayÊÊnight, so I will have a steak, baked potato and salad," saysÊÊthe man.

"Same for me," says the ostrich. A short time laterÊÊthe waitress comes with the order and says, "That will be $12.62." Once again the man pulls exact change out of his pocket and places it on the table.

The waitress can't hold back her curiosity any longer. "ExcuseÊÊme, sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exactÊÊchange out of your pocket every time?"

"Well," says the man, "several years ago I was cleaning the attic and I 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, just put my hand in my pocket, and the right amount of money would always be there."

"That's brilliant!" says the waitress. "Most people would wish for a million dollars or something, but you'll always be asÊÊrich as you want for as long as you live!"

"That's right!ÊÊWhether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there," says the man.

The waitress asks, "One other thing, sir, what's with the ostrich?"

The man replies, "My second wish was for a chick with long legs.