Bronze Rat

[TexKan]

A BRONZE RAT
>>
>>>> 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 dollars if you bring
>>>> it back," said the owner.
>>>>
>>>> The man 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 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 were drowned.
>>>>
>>>> The man walked back to the curio shop. "Aha," said the
>>>> owner, "You're bringing it back !"
>>>>
>>>> "Actually no," said the man. "I came back to see how
>>>> much you want for that little bronze Mexican over there!"

[Bubba]