A fellow walks into a pet store and asks to buy a canary. The proprietor replies, "I'm fresh out, but I DO have a parakeet." The customer insists on a canary, until the shop owner informs him that a
parakeet can be made to sound like a canary if one files the beak. "But be careful not to file too much off, or the parakeet will drown when he goes to take a drink of water."
The customer decides that this is complete bullshit, but thanks the shop owner politely and leaves.
He goes into another pet shop and asks for a canary -- no luck. "But", says the shop owner, "I do have a parakeet, and if you file the beak, it can be made to sound just like a canary." He goes on to explain that filing off too much beak will jeopardize the bird's life due to the potential for drowning when he takes a drink. The fellow finally decides that maybe there is some merit to these claims and buys the parakeet. "Besides", he thinks to himself, "parakeets are much cheaper."
His next stop is a hardware store, where he wanders into the file section, holding his recently purchased bird. The owner walks by and asks if he needs some help and the new bird owner
sheepishly explains how he intends to make his parakeet sing like a canary. The hardware store owner knowingly picks up a file and hands it to him. "Here, a Nichols #2 bastard file. But be careful not to file too much off, or the poor bird might drown." The bird and file owner thanks the hardware store owner and leaves for home.
A few weeks later, the bird owner wanders into the hardware store. The owner, recognizing him, asks how he got on with the parakeet. The fellow looks down and sadly reports "Bird's dead".
The hardware store owner shares his sorrow and asks "Filed off too much beak?" To which the former bird owner replies "Nah mate, he was dead when I took him out of the vice."
parakeet can be made to sound like a canary if one files the beak. "But be careful not to file too much off, or the parakeet will drown when he goes to take a drink of water."
The customer decides that this is complete bullshit, but thanks the shop owner politely and leaves.
He goes into another pet shop and asks for a canary -- no luck. "But", says the shop owner, "I do have a parakeet, and if you file the beak, it can be made to sound just like a canary." He goes on to explain that filing off too much beak will jeopardize the bird's life due to the potential for drowning when he takes a drink. The fellow finally decides that maybe there is some merit to these claims and buys the parakeet. "Besides", he thinks to himself, "parakeets are much cheaper."
His next stop is a hardware store, where he wanders into the file section, holding his recently purchased bird. The owner walks by and asks if he needs some help and the new bird owner
sheepishly explains how he intends to make his parakeet sing like a canary. The hardware store owner knowingly picks up a file and hands it to him. "Here, a Nichols #2 bastard file. But be careful not to file too much off, or the poor bird might drown." The bird and file owner thanks the hardware store owner and leaves for home.
A few weeks later, the bird owner wanders into the hardware store. The owner, recognizing him, asks how he got on with the parakeet. The fellow looks down and sadly reports "Bird's dead".
The hardware store owner shares his sorrow and asks "Filed off too much beak?" To which the former bird owner replies "Nah mate, he was dead when I took him out of the vice."