Linz
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 11/12/02
- Messages
- 2,609
- Reaction score
- 5
A man walked into a curio shop in Nottingham.
Looking around at the exotica, he noticed a very life-like,life-size
bronze statue of a rat. It had no price tag, but it looked so striking
that he
decided he must have it.
He took it to the owner and asked "How much is the bronze rat?"
"Twelve dollars for the rat, a hundred dollars if you bring it back,"
said the owner.
The man gave the shop owner twelve dollars. "I'll take the rat; And I
won't be bringing it back."
As he walked down the street carrying the bronze rat, he noticed that a
few real rats had crawled out of alleys and sewers, and began following
him
down the street. This was a bit disconcerting, so he began to walk a
little
bit faster. Within a couple of blocks, the group of rats behind him grew
to
over a hundred, and they began squealing.
He started to trot towards Trent Bridge.
He took a nervous look around and saw that the rats numbered in the
thousands, maybe in the millions and they were all squealing and coming
towards him faster and faster.
Terrified he ran to the edge of the water and threw the bronze rat as far
out into the river as he could.
Amazingly, the millions of rats all jumped into the water after it, and
were drowned.
The man walked back to the curio shop.
"Aha," said the owner, You're bringing it back!
"Actually no" said the man. "I came back to see how much you want for
that little bronze Muslim over there."
Looking around at the exotica, he noticed a very life-like,life-size
bronze statue of a rat. It had no price tag, but it looked so striking
that he
decided he must have it.
He took it to the owner and asked "How much is the bronze rat?"
"Twelve dollars for the rat, a hundred dollars if you bring it back,"
said the owner.
The man gave the shop owner twelve dollars. "I'll take the rat; And I
won't be bringing it back."
As he walked down the street carrying the bronze rat, he noticed that a
few real rats had crawled out of alleys and sewers, and began following
him
down the street. This was a bit disconcerting, so he began to walk a
little
bit faster. Within a couple of blocks, the group of rats behind him grew
to
over a hundred, and they began squealing.
He started to trot towards Trent Bridge.
He took a nervous look around and saw that the rats numbered in the
thousands, maybe in the millions and they were all squealing and coming
towards him faster and faster.
Terrified he ran to the edge of the water and threw the bronze rat as far
out into the river as he could.
Amazingly, the millions of rats all jumped into the water after it, and
were drowned.
The man walked back to the curio shop.
"Aha," said the owner, You're bringing it back!
"Actually no" said the man. "I came back to see how much you want for
that little bronze Muslim over there."
