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Are You a Dead Duck ?

>A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgery. 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, Cuddles has passed away. "

>

>The distressed owner wailed, " Are you sure?

>

> " Yes, I am 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, and 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 delicately at the bird. The cat

>sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly 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 only $20, but what with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan .... "

 

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Kathleen Petrides

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