Saturday, March 19, 2005

Chicken Surprise

A couple decides to go for a meal on their anniversary. After some deliberation, they decide on their local Chinese restaurant. They peruse the menu and finally agree to share the chef's special, "Chicken Surprise." The waiter brings over the meal, served in a lidded cast-iron pot. Just as the wife is about to start in on the meal, the lid of the pot rises a tiny amount and she briefly sees two beady little eyes looking around before the lid slams back down. "Oh my God, did you see that???" she asks her husband. He tells her he didn't see anything, so she asks him to look in the pot. He reaches for it --- and again the lid rises, and this time he sees the two beady little eyes looking around before the lid firmly slams back down. Rather perturbed, he calls the waiter over. He explains what's been happening and demands an explanation. "Well sir," says the waiter, "What did you order?""We both chose the same thing," the husband replies, "the chicken surprise!" "Oh, I do apologize. This is all my fault," says the waiter. "I've brought you the Peking duck."
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