Re: OT dead duck

I knew that - I just couldn't skip the chance to use the Cleese reference.

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Kitty 
neIN, Zone5

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> I was just teasing you Kitty. In fact I told me wife the joke. She thought 
> it was purrrrfect! 
> 
> DF 
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 6:44 AM 
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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 
> >> > EarthLink Revolves Around You. 
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> >> [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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