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By Brooks A. Mick, M.D.
Feb. 16, 2006 There was, a while back, a joke going around, which needs a little modernization: A guy is driving past CIA HQ in Langley, Virginia, and he sees a sign by the entrance that said "Talking Dog For Sale." He stopped at the guard house and asks a guard about the strange sign, and the guard points at a black Labrador retriever lying in the shade of a little tree. The guy goes over to the dog and, feeling foolish, asks "You talk?" He doesn't expect an answer, but surprisingly one comes back, "Yep," the Lab replies. "So," says the guy, "what's your story?" The Lab looks up and says, "Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA about my gift, and in no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with al Qaeda terrorists and leaders of evildoing nations, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running." "I uncovered some incredible plots to attack America and was awarded a batch of medals. I helped save a lot of lives by preventing terrorist attacks. But now I'm out of a job and looking for any gig I can get to put some dog food in the bowl. I have a new litter of pups at home." The guy is amazed. He goes back in the house and asks the guardhouse what they wants for the dog. "Ten dollars," the guard says. "Ten dollars? This dog is amazing. Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?" "Because he's no use any longer. A couple senators on the Intelligence Committe leaked to the NY Times that we had this spydog they blabbed it all over the front pages and now he's no use. The terrorists won't say anything now when a dog's around." Hmmmmmm...gee, when I rewrite the joke to fit the modern day situation, it isn't funny any longer. (In case you care, the old ending of the joke was that the guy selling the dog so cheaply he says "That dog's a liar. He never worked for the CIA and he hasn't got any puppies at home to feed. It's all a pack of BS. That's why he's so cheap.") ------------ About the author Brooks A. Mick: Physician, still practicing medicine but retired from the US Army. Write just for the fun of it, but working on novel in the vein of Tom Clancy's politico-military genre. Email: brooks15@cox.net Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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