Re: OT dead duck

Think "Cleese' parrot".  That sort of dead.

--
Kitty 
neIN, Zone5

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> I didn't get it! 
> 
> DF 
> http://www.atouchofthetropics.net 
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> From: "A A HODGES" 
> To: 
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 5:59 PM 
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT dead duck 
> 
> 
> > OK< that made me chuckle. ;-) 
> > 
> > Andrea H 
> > hodgesaa@earthlink.net 
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> > 
> > 
> >> [Original Message] 
> >> From: Kitty 
> >> To: 
> >> Date: 2/7/2005 8:27:10 PM 
> >> Subject: [CHAT] OT dead duck 
> >> 
> >> A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. 
> >> As she lay her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and 
> >> listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his 
> >> head sadly and said, "I'm so sorry, your pet has passed away." 
> >> 
> >> The distressed owner wailed, "Are you sure?" 
> >> "Yes, I'm sure. The duck is dead," he replied. 
> >> 
> >> "How can you be so sure", she protested. "I mean, you haven't done any 
> >> testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something." 
> >> 
> >> The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room. He returned a 
> > few 
> >> moments later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner 
> >> looked 
> >> on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on 
> >> the 
> >> examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked 
> > at 
> >> the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. 
> >> 
> >> The vet patted the dog and took it out and returned a few moments later 
> >> with a beautiful cat. The cat jumped up on the table and also sniffed 
> >> the 
> >> bird from its peak to its tail and back again. The cat sat back on its 
> >> haunches, shook its head, meowed softly, jumped down and strolled out of 
> >> the room. 
> >> 
> >> The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is 
> >> most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck." Then the vet turned to 
> >> his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill, which he 
> >> handed 
> >> to the woman. 
> >> 
> >> The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill. "$150!" she cried. 
> >> "$150 just to tell me my duck is dead?!!" 
> >> 
> >> The vet shrugged. "I'm sorry. If you'd taken my word for it, the bill 
> >> would have been $20. But what with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it 
> >> all adds up." 
> >> 
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