Fw: polly want a cruise ship???

May 2, 2000

I thought you guys would like this???

Subject: Fw: polly want a cruise ship???

Polly Wanna Cruise Ship?

There was this magician of some repute who was hired to do his act aboard a

cruise ship. He had been there for several years, and since the crowd was in

continual change, he did the same act over and over. He enjoyed the good

life in this sense, spending most his time out on the Promenade Deck working

on his tan, not new tricks.

One day the Captain bought a parrot, and over the months brought the

parrot with him to see the nightly magic show.

Being a smart parrot, the bird learned all the tricks as to where the

cards, flower, etc. were hidden by the magician in his act. The bird

would say, " The card is up his left sleeve, the flower is under the pot, he

hid

the money under his shoe... " Because the parrot would only take about a

week to catch on to his magic tricks, the magician was forced to

continually learn new ones, which was getting harder and harder by the

day, and really cramping his " sun time. " To put it mildly he hated the darn

parrot, but since it was the Captain's he couldn't just weigh the bird

down and drown it.

Late one night the engine room exploded and the ship sank within minutes.

Miraculously, the magician found himself clinging to a timber, floating

in the water surrounded by darkness. Alas, he was the only one left alive!

As the sun came up the next morning and he turned around what should be

sitting 20 feet away on the opposite end of the log--his arch nemesis,

the parrot!

They glared at each other and said nothing. This went on for three days

and neither said a word, just glared.

On the fourth day the parrot finally broke the silence and said, " Okay! I

give up. What did you do with the ship? "

Recommended Posts