A man goes into a pet shop and tells the owner that he wants a
pet that can do everything. The owner says "How about a dog?"
The man replies, "Come on, a dog?" The owner says, Well, Okay
How about a cat?" The man replies, "No way! A cat certainly can't
do everything. I want a pet that can do everything!"
So the owner thinks for a minute, then says, "I've got it! A centipede!"
The man says, "A centipede? I can't imagine a centipede doing everything,
but okay... I'll try a centipede."
He gets the centipede home and says to the centipede, "Clean the kitchen."
Thirty minutes later, he walks into the kitchen and...it's immaculate.
All the dishes and silverware have been washed, dried,and put away;
the counter-tops cleaned; the appliances sparkling; the floor waxed.
He's absolutely amazed.
He says to the centipede, "Go clean the living room."
Twenty minutes later, he walks into the living room.
The carpet has been vacuumed; the furniture cleaned and dusted;
the pillows on the sofa plumped; plants watered. The man thinks to himself,
"This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. This really is a pet that can
do everything."
He says to the centipede, "Run down to the corner and get me a newspaper."
The centipede walks out the door. 10 minutes later... no centipede. 20 minutes
later... no centipede. 30 minutes later... no centipede. The man is wondering
what's going on. The centipede should have been back in a couple of minutes.
45 minutes later... still no centipede! Did the centipede run away?
Where is that centipede??
He goes to the front door, opens it ... and there is the centipede
sitting right outside. The man says, "Hey!!! I sent you down to the corner
45 minutes ago to get me a newspaper. What's the story?!"
The centipede says,"I'm goin'! I'm goin'! I'm just puttin' on my shoes!
