There was once a avid duck hunter who owned a series of bird dogs. None of them were as good as he thought they should be. Finally he acquired a hunting dog with a registered pedigree. He was excited to see how his new dog would perform so he took him out to the lake. He set out his decoys and hid in a duck blind until some birds flew over. He shot one and it hit the water about fifty feet from where he was hidden. The hunter turned his dog loose to fetch the bird and was astonished when the dog ran across the top of the water, grabbed the dead duck, ran back across the top of the water to the bind and laid the duck at his feet.
That didn't just happen, he thought to himself. I must have eaten something that disagreed with me. I'm having hallucinations. But the same thing occurred each time he shot a duck. "That's amazing," he said as the the dog deposited the fourth bird at his feet without so much as getting its own feet wet. No one will believe this, the hunter thought. I've got to get someone to witness this so they won't think I'm crazy.
He packed the dog into his truck and drove back into town to his favorite bar. He met up with some friends who were already there and asked them to come out to the lake to see how great his new hunting dog was. When he promised them a meal afterwards they agreed and all climbed into his truck for the drive back to the lake.
When they got there they all crowded into the blind and waited. Soon a flock of ducks flew over and the hunter managed to shoot one. He turned his dog loose and sure enough it ran out across the top of the water, grabbed the bird, ran back to the blind and deposited it at his feet. He waited for some comment from his friends but none came. After two more birds were shot and retrieved in the same manner he couldn't stand it any longer.
"What do you think of my dog?" he asked his friends. They all lowered their heads and shrugged. "Well," he said. "What do you think of my dog?"
One of his friends sheepishly replied, "We're awful sorry you got stuck with that dog."
"Why?" the hunter asked.
"Cause that dog can't swim!"
You laughed. Didn't you? At least a small snicker or inward chuckle.
Next time you want to make someone laugh start them done a familiar path and then take a 90 degree turn somewhere. Take a lot of 90 degree turns and you're a stand up comic.
