DEAD DUCK !?!
> A woman brought a very limp duck to see the veterinary surgeon. 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 to tell you this, but your pet has passed away."
>
> The distressed owner wailed, "Are you sure?" "Yes, I'm certain - 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.
>
> He returned a few moments later with a black Labrador Retriever by his
> side. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his
> hindlegs, 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 on the head and the two of them left the
room.
> He returned a few moments later accompanies by a beautiful Persian cat.
The
> cat jumped up on the table, sniffed the bird from its' peak to its' tail
> and back again.
> The cat then sat back on its' haunches, shook its' head, mournfully
meowed,
> then jumped down 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, reviewed 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 $20. But with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it all adds up."