a man and his ostrich

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A man walked into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich une autruche adulte behind him. As he sat down, the waitress serveuse came over and asked for their orders commandes . The man said, "I'll have a hamburger, fries frites and a coke." Then he turned to the ostrich and asked, "What's yours?" "I'll have the same," said the ostrich.

A short time later the waitress returned with the order saying, "That will be cela fera $6.40 please." So the man reached into his pocket and pulled out the exact change for payment. The next day, the man and the ostrich came again and repeated the same routine. Late one evening, the two entered again.

"The usual?" asked the waitress. "No, it is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato pomme de terre au four , and salad," said the man. "Same for me la même chose pour moi ," said the ostrich. A short time later the waitress came with the bill: "That will be cela fera $12.62." Once again the man produced the exact change.

The waitress couldn't hold back her curiosity ne put retenir sa curiosité and asked, "How do you manage comment faites-vous to always have exact change?" The man sighed and explained, "Several years ago I was cleaning the attic le grenier and found an old lamp. When I rubbed it quand je l'ai frottée , a Genie appeared and granted me two wishes souhaits . My first wish was that whenever I had to pay for anything, I could put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there."

"That's brilliant!" said the waitress. "Most people would wish for a million pounds, but you'll always be as rich as you want." "That's right," he said. "Whether it's que ce soit a pint or a Rolls-Royce, the correct money is always there." She then asked, "And what's with qu'est-ce qu'il en est de the ostrich?" He answered, "My second wish was for a tall chick with long legs une grande nana aux longues jambes who agrees with everything I say."

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Vocabulary

attic: loft or storage space

wishes: desires granted by a genie

fries: British “chips”

waitress: female restaurant server

chick: young bird (also young woman)

He found the lamp in the atticle grenier.

She brought the friesfrites with the burger.

Grammar

This joke uses the past simple tense and reported speech.

Past simple: He found a lamp and rubbed it.

Reported speech: She asked how he managed to do it.

Synonyms & Alternatives

Waitress: server, attendant

Fries: chips, crisps (UK informal: chips)

Attic: loft, garret

Mini Dialogue

Clare (Accountant): Did the client settle the invoice?

Sam (Banking): Yes — they transferred the exact amount this morning.

Clare (Accountant): Perfect. Shall I post the receipt?

Sam (Banking): Please — and Same for mela même chose pour moi on the payroll review next week.

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