A marine biologist goes to see the vet who treats his exhibits and says,
"Doc, I can't seem to keep my porpoises alive. Two days after they get delivered off the fishing boat they die. What can I do?"
The Doc thinks for a moment and then gives the man a business card, telling him,
"You need to see an Alchemist. They are into turning sea water to gold, potions to keep you alive, among other things."
"Gee, thanks Doc." He immediately goes to see the Alchemist, one Vinnie Boombah, who listens to his plight and then says,
"I can give your porpoise immortality. Just follow these directions and recipe, feed it to your porpoises, and they will live forever.?
"Gee, that's wonderful, doc. I can't wait to give it a try." As he leaves he looks at the instructions. It mentions infusing the blood of a Myna Bird. Now where would he get a Myna Bird. It dawned on him that one would be found at the state zoo. They have a bird house where the birds can fly around uncaged.
He puts on his hat and overcoat, figuring he can stuff the bird into one or the other. Then he heads to the zoo. He gets to the zoo and looks at the map. He has to go past the elephant cage, then the lion's den, and the bird house will be right there. He passes by the elephant cage with no problems. As he passes the lion cage the sleeping lion wakes up and roars at his sight. He will have to think about how to avoid that. He looks around and sees a path that goes over the den along the rocks and ledge. That will be how he leaves.
He makes it into the bird house and looks around. Of all things to happen, a big, black Myna Bird lands right on his hat. He reaches up and grabs it. It squawks, but he stuffs it under his coat. In the darkness the bird goes to sleep.
On his way out he looks for the path above the lion den. He heads out and over. He is almost all the way past when the lion wakes up again and roars up a storm. He races towards the exit gate, but there he is taken down and handcuffed.
He was read his rights and arrested for....
Transporting a Myna over the State Lion for Immortal Porpoises.
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