A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown
ostrich behind him. As he sits, the waitress comes
over and asks for their orders.
The man says, "I'll have a hamburger, fries and a
coke," and turns to the ostrich, "What's yours?" , "
I'll have the same," says the ostrich.
A short time later the waitress returns with the
order. "That will be $6.40 please," the man reaches
into his pocket and pulls out the 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
two enter again. "The usual?" asks the waitress. "No,
this is Friday night, so I will Have
a steak, baked potato and salad," says the man. "Same
for me," says the ostrich.
A short time later the 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. "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 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, I would 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 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.
The waitress asks, "One other thing, sir, what's
with the ostrich?"
The man sighs, pauses, and answers, "My second wish
was for a 'tall chick with long legs who agrees with
everything I say....'"
