Subject: A Single Guy And His New Pet

The Talking Centipede


A single guy decided life would be more fun
if he had a pet.

So he went to the pet store
and told the owner
that he wanted to buy an unusual pet.

After some discussion,
he finally bought a talking centipede,
(a 100-legged bug),
which came in a little white box
to use for his house.

He took the box back home,
found a good spot for the box,
and decided he would start off
by taking his new pet
to the bar with him.
So he asked the centipede

in the box,
"Would you like to go
to the bar with me today?
We will have a good time."

But there was no answer
from his new pet.

This bothered him a bit,
but he waited a few minutes
and then asked again,
"How about going
to the bar with me
and have a beer?"

But again,
there was no answer
from his new friend and pet.
So he waited
a few minutes more,
thinking about the situation.



The guy decided
to invite the centipede
one last

time.



This time he
put his face up against
the centipede's house and shouted,

"Hey, in there!
Would you like to go
to the bar
for a beer?"

.....




This time,
a little voice
came out of the box,


"I heard you the first time!

I'm putting my friggin shoes on!"