OT - Your duck is dead.

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YOUR DUCK IS DEAD . . .

 

A woman brought a very limp duck to the vet clinic. As she laid her pet

on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the

bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head and sadly

said, " I'm so sorry, but your pet has passed on. " The distressed owner

wailed, " Are you sure? " " Yes, I'm sure. The duck is dead, " he said.

" How can you be so sure? " she protested. " You haven't even done any

testing on it or anything. He might be in a coma or something. " The vet

rolled his eyes, turned and left the room. He returned a few moments

later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in

amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the

table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked at the

vet and with sad eyes, shook his head. The vet patted the dog and took

it out and returned a few moments later with a beautiful cat. The cat

jumped up on the table and also sniffed the duck from it's beak to the

tail and back again. The cat then sat on his haunches, shook its head

softly from side to side, jumped from the table and left the room. The

vet looked at the woman and said, " I'm sorry, but as I said, this is

most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck. " Then the vet turned to

his computer, hit a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to

the woman. The duck's owner took the bill, and in shock said, " $150!

$150 just to tell me my duck is dead? " The vet shrugged. " I'm sorry. If

you would have taken my word for it, the bill would have been only $20,

but with the lab report and cat scan, well it all adds up. "