[at-l] The Moral is: Be careful what you ask for

[the_rev_mrf at kingcon.com (Martin Fors)]

I just had to share this with my hiking family.  Pay attention, Felix:



An AT hiker walks into a restaurant in Virginia with a full-grown ostrich
behind him.  As he sits, the waitress comes over and asks for their orders.
The hiker says, "I'll have a hamburger, fries and a coke,"and turns to the
ostrich, "What's yours?"  "I'll have the same," says the ostrich.



A short time later the waitress returns with the order.  "That will be $6.40
please," and the hiker reaches into his pocket and pulls out the exact
change for payment.



The next day, the hiker and the ostrich come again  and place another order,
"I'll have a hamburger, fries and a coke," and the ostrich says,  "I'll have
the same."  Once again the hiker reaches into his pocket and pays with exact
change.



This becomes a routine [town vortex], for the next day the two enter again
"The usual?" asks the waitress."No, this is Friday night, so I will have a
steak, baked potato and salad," says the hiker, "same for me," says the
ostrich.



A short time later the waitress comes with the order and says, "That will be
$12.62 each." Once again the hiker pulls exact change out of his pocket and
places it on the table.



The waitress can't hold back her curiosity any longer.  "Excuse me, sir. How
do you manage to always come up with the exact change out of your pocket
every time?"



"Well," says the hiker, "several years ago as I was getting ready for my
hike, I cleaned the attic and I found an old lamp. When I rubbed it a Genie
appeared and offered me two wishes.



My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put
my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there!"



"That's brilliant!" says the waitress. "Most people would wish for a million
dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for as long
as you live!"



"That's right. Whether it's a gallon of milk, Ben and Jerry's or a Rolls
Royce, the exact money is always there," says the hiker.



The waitress asks, "One other thing, sir, what's with the ostrich?"



The man sighs, pauses, and answers, "My second wish was for a tall chick
with long legs who agrees with everything I say."