Jon Goodman
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A man comes into a bar and asks the bartender, "If I let you see a good trick, will you give me a free drink?" The bartender says "Sure, pal. Why not?" So, the man reaches into his pocket and pulls out a rat. He reaches into his other pocket and pulls out a little piano. The rat goes over to the piano, and plays the song "Georgia" almost perfectly.
When the man has finished his drink, he asks the bartender, "If I show you a better trick, will you give me free drinks for the rest of the night?" The bartender says he will, but he's thinking no trick could surpass the first. The man reaches back into his pocket and pulls out the rat. He reaches into his other pocket and pulls out the little piano. The rat runs over to the piano and starts playing "Georgia" again. After the intro, the man reaches into another pocket, pulls out a bullfrog, and sets him on the piano. The frog begins to sing along with the music, and he sounds almost exactly like Ray Charles.
Soon thereafter, a stranger confronts him and offers him $50,000.00 for the bullfrog. "No," the man replies, "he's not for sale." The stranger increases the offer to $100,000.00 and says he'll pay in cash. The man repeats, "I really don't think I want to sell him." The stranger again increases the offer, this time to $500,000.00 cash. The man agrees, and gives the stranger the frog in exchange for the money.
"Are you nuts?" asks the bartender. "Have you not been watching TV lately? Do you not know about that new movie about Ray Charles? That frog could have been worth several million dollars, and you let him go for a mere 500 grand!" The man answers "Oh, that bullfrog was really nothing special. See, the rat's a ventriloquist."
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When the man has finished his drink, he asks the bartender, "If I show you a better trick, will you give me free drinks for the rest of the night?" The bartender says he will, but he's thinking no trick could surpass the first. The man reaches back into his pocket and pulls out the rat. He reaches into his other pocket and pulls out the little piano. The rat runs over to the piano and starts playing "Georgia" again. After the intro, the man reaches into another pocket, pulls out a bullfrog, and sets him on the piano. The frog begins to sing along with the music, and he sounds almost exactly like Ray Charles.
Soon thereafter, a stranger confronts him and offers him $50,000.00 for the bullfrog. "No," the man replies, "he's not for sale." The stranger increases the offer to $100,000.00 and says he'll pay in cash. The man repeats, "I really don't think I want to sell him." The stranger again increases the offer, this time to $500,000.00 cash. The man agrees, and gives the stranger the frog in exchange for the money.
"Are you nuts?" asks the bartender. "Have you not been watching TV lately? Do you not know about that new movie about Ray Charles? That frog could have been worth several million dollars, and you let him go for a mere 500 grand!" The man answers "Oh, that bullfrog was really nothing special. See, the rat's a ventriloquist."
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