dlaura
12-16-2003, 09:40 AM
A gentleman attends an auction and notices that one of the items for sale is a large, colorful macaw, and he decides that he'd like to own it.
When the bird comes up for sale, the auctioneer asks, "how much am I bid for this parrot?" and the fellow opens bidding with "Seven hundred dollars".
"Eight hundred!" "Eighty-five hundred!" "Ninety-five hundred!" go the next several bids, and the gentleman bids "One thousand dollars!"
Bidding goes this way for several minutes until the fellow finds himself the proud owner of a parrot for $1200. He approached the auctioneer and asked him "can the bird talk?" to which the auctioneer replied "Who do you think was bidding against you?"
When the bird comes up for sale, the auctioneer asks, "how much am I bid for this parrot?" and the fellow opens bidding with "Seven hundred dollars".
"Eight hundred!" "Eighty-five hundred!" "Ninety-five hundred!" go the next several bids, and the gentleman bids "One thousand dollars!"
Bidding goes this way for several minutes until the fellow finds himself the proud owner of a parrot for $1200. He approached the auctioneer and asked him "can the bird talk?" to which the auctioneer replied "Who do you think was bidding against you?"