Schlesinger’s wayward brother, Sam, walked into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him. The waitress asked for their orders.
“A hamburger, fries, and a coke,” Sam replied, and turned to the ostrich, “What’s yours?”
“I’ll have the same,” said the ostrich.
A short time later the waitress returned with the order.
“That’ll be $9.40 please,” she said—and Sam reached into his pocket and pulled out the exact change for payment.
The next day, Sam and the ostrich came again, and Sam said, “A hamburger, fries, and a coke.”
The ostrich said, “I’ll have the same.”
Again Sam reached into his pocket and paid with exact change.
This became routine, until one day, the two entered again.
“The usual?” asked the waitress.
”No, this is Friday night—so I’ll have a steak, baked potato, and salad,” said Sam.
“Same,” said the ostrich.
Shortly after that, the waitress brought the order and said, “That’ll be $32.62.”
Once again Sam pulled the exact change out of his pocket and placed it on the table.
The waitress couldn’t contain her curiosity any longer.
“Excuse me, sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exact change out of your pocket every time?”
“Well,” said Sam, “several years ago I was cleaning the attic, and found an old lamp. When I rubbed it, a genie appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just 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 dollars or something, but you’ll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!”
“That’s right. Whether it’s a gallon of milk, or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there,” said Sam.
The waitress asked, “But, sir, what’s with the ostrich?”
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