Fairground Food
A man in a
state of excessive inebriation rolled up at a fairground rifle range booth and threw down
the necessary money. The booth operator at first refused to let him have a turn,
considering that his inebriated state would endanger the public. But the drunk insisted
and was given a gun.
He aimed unsteadily in the general direction of the target and after tying to focus,
pulled the trigger three times. The booth owner, on inspecting the target, was astonished
to see that he had scored three bullseyes. The star prize for the evening was a large set
of glassware, but the showman was certain that the drunk wasn't aware of what he had done,
and gave him instead a consolation prize, a small, live turtle. The drunk wandered off
into the crowd.
An hour or so later he came back, even more drunk than before. Once again the showman
demurred, but once again the drunk insisted, and once more scored three bullseyes and was
given another turtle.
Eventually the drunk rolled up again and insisted on a third attempt. Once more he picked
up the rifle, waved it around in the general direction of the target, and pulled the
trigger three times. Once more he had scored three bullseyes. But this time there was an
onlooker with good eyesight.
"That's fantastic", the man said. "Hasn't he scored three bullseyes?"
The showman, cursing his luck, made a show of going over to the target and inspecting it
closely.
"Yes, sir!", he announced to the crowd. "This is fantastic!
Congratulations, sir, you have won the star prize, this magnificent 69-piece set of
glassware!"
"I don't want any bloody glasses", the drunk replied. "Give me another one
of those little crusty meat pies!"