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A man walked into a curio shop in Galveston Texas. Looking around at the exotica, he noticed a very life-like, life-size bronze statue of a rat. It had no price tag, but it looked so striking that he decided he must have it.
He took it to the owner and asked "How much is the bronze rat?"
"Twelve dollars for the rat, a hundred dollar restocking charge if you bring
it back," said the owner.
trmn8er gave the shop owner twelve dollars. "I'll take the rat; And I won't
be bringing it back."
As he walked down the street carrying the bronze rat, he noticed that a
few real rats had crawled out of alleys and sewers, and they began following
him down the street. This was a bit disconcerting, so he began to walk a little
bit faster.
Within a couple of blocks, the group of rats behind him grew to over a
hundred, and they began squealing. He started to trot towards the Harbor. He took a nervous look around and saw that the rats numbered in the thousands, maybe in the millions, and they were all squealing and coming towards him faster and faster. Terrified, he ran to the edge of the water and threw the bronze rat as far out into the Harbor as he could.
Amazingly, the millions of rats all jumped into the water after it, and they
all drowned.
trmn8er walked back to the curio shop. "Aha," said the owner, "You're
bringing it back!"
"Actually, no," said trmn8er. "I came back to see how much you want for
that little bronze Mexican over there."
He took it to the owner and asked "How much is the bronze rat?"
"Twelve dollars for the rat, a hundred dollar restocking charge if you bring
it back," said the owner.
trmn8er gave the shop owner twelve dollars. "I'll take the rat; And I won't
be bringing it back."
As he walked down the street carrying the bronze rat, he noticed that a
few real rats had crawled out of alleys and sewers, and they began following
him down the street. This was a bit disconcerting, so he began to walk a little
bit faster.
Within a couple of blocks, the group of rats behind him grew to over a
hundred, and they began squealing. He started to trot towards the Harbor. He took a nervous look around and saw that the rats numbered in the thousands, maybe in the millions, and they were all squealing and coming towards him faster and faster. Terrified, he ran to the edge of the water and threw the bronze rat as far out into the Harbor as he could.
Amazingly, the millions of rats all jumped into the water after it, and they
all drowned.
trmn8er walked back to the curio shop. "Aha," said the owner, "You're
bringing it back!"
"Actually, no," said trmn8er. "I came back to see how much you want for
that little bronze Mexican over there."
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