Thursday, June 15, 2006

The Magician and The Parrot

A sorry magician got a job on a ratty cruise ship doing a nightly show for the guests. One night the captain's parrot came down to watch. In the middle of making a woman's watch disappear the parrot squawked, "up his sleeve, CRAAAA!, up his sleeve." The magician was furious and stormed off the stage.

The next night the parrot was again in the audience. To the magician's surprise the parrot said nothing during his famous watch trick, but when the magician started to make a rabbit disappear the parrot chimed in again, "under the table, CRAAAA!, under the table." Once again the magician was furious and stormed off the stage.

The next night the parrot was again in the audience. To the magician's surprise the parrot said nothing during his watch trick or rabbit trick. The magician was about to perform his next trick when the cruise ship struck an iceberg.

The ship was lost and all aboard killed except for the magician and the parrot who found themselves sharing a life raft. Still angry, the magician refused to acknowledge the parrot. For four days they floated in silence.

On the fifth day the parrot had had enough. He looked at the magician and said, "I give up...what'd you do with the f***ing boat?!!"

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