A man comes home with an elephant.

His wife says:  "What the hell are you going to do with this elephant?"

The man says: "Don't worry.  We're going to make a fortune with it."

"How's that?" quote the Mrs.

"Simple" says back the Mr.  "I've heard that it is impossible to make an elephant jump.  So, we offer a bet to anyone who comes up that we'll pay out a $1,000 to whoever can make the elephant jump and charge them $10 for the attempt.  It can't fail."

Sure enough, the man puts up a sign and does some advertising.  In no time there are lines of people outside his door, each person thinking that they have a plan to get the elephant to jump.  Weeks go by and the couple have raked in thousands of dollars over and above what is cost to feed and house the elephant when one day a strange little man in an overcoat steps up and pays his $10.  The little man proceeds to step behind the elephant, takes a two by four out of his overcoat and whacks the elephant squarely in the nuts.  The elephant jumps through the roof of the house (Yes, it was indoors.) and comes crashing down.  "$1000, please."  said the little man, and the elephant owner had to pay up.  With the damage to the house, the man is thousands of dollars behind and the wife urged her hubby to dump Jumbo, but the man is not licked yet.

"I've also heard that an elephant can not shake its head back and forth, let's try that angle and see what happens."

Sure enough, the man advertises again and again thousands of people turn out and pay their $10 for the chance to win ten grand by cajoling the elephant into shaking its head, but to no avail.  Weeks go by and he is raking in the cash when again the funny little man in the trench coat appears.

"Now hold on there." said the man.  "This time there's a new rule...no physical contact allowed."  "No problem." said the man and he proceeded to walk up to the elephant and look him squarely in the face.  

"Do you remember me?"  said the little man to the elephant.

The elephant nodded.

"Do you want me to hit you in the nuts again?"

The elephant shook his head.



ba-doom.