A travelling showman who is also a gifted ventriloquist is standing in the yard of an Indian who runs a small outfit. The Indian is lounging in a chair on the porch and has a huge dog sitting alongside him.

The ventriloquist says: "Nice looking dog. Can I talk to him?"

The Indian says: " Dog no talk".

The ventriloquist says to the dog: " How does he treat you?" The dog replies: "Pretty good. I have no complaints".

The Indian is astonished, of course, but doesn't quite believe what he heard. He invites the ventriloquist to speak to a horse in a nearby corral. Again the horse speaks to the ventriloquist and says how well he is treated.

The ventriloquist now notices a ewe standing nearby in a small pen and asks her: "Does he treat you well?"

The Indian hollers: " Are you going to believe a lying sheep?"

You're slipping Gerry, no english speaker from the southern hemisphere would miss an opportunity like that.

geekay:

To be truthful, I never think of the Aussies (nor the kiwis) in that connection. Also- I hope to visit "down under" one day - and don't want an armed delegation meeting me when I get off the plane.


BTW, for you and others. I have a new user name because I found myself locked out when I went to "reply" earlier. I assumed it was a computer glitch of some kind so I reregistered. It still didn't work. Spoke to a local pro on computers and he suggested that I turn off my "pop-up" blocker. I did - and Voila! I can get back to insulting Aussies again!