The Evil Twin Theory

Canadian moves to New York City to seek fortune as a songwriter. Hijinks and culture shock ensue.
(Note: This was my previous blog, which ran in this form (but with a different template) for the better part of five years. For my current whereabouts, go to tonyhightower.com.)

Friday, December 29, 2000

NOW I KNOW YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE
Someone sent me this e-joke, and I'm only posting it because it was the very first joke I ever told that ever got a (genuine, I think, my grandma was never the jolly type) laugh. I was, like, 6 at the time.

One evening, in a busy lounge in the deep South, a reindeer walked in the door, bellied up to the bar and ordered a martini. Without batting an eye, the bartender mixed and poured the drink, set it in front of the reindeer, and accepted the twenty-dollar bill from the reindeer's hoof. As he handed the reindeer some coins in change, he said, "You know, I think you're the first reindeer I've ever seen in here."

The reindeer looked hard at the hoofful of change and said, "Hmmmpf. I'll tell you something, buddy. At nineteen bucks for a freaking martini, you're not likely to get many more."
Well I thought it was cute.