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A woman brought a very limp parrot into a> > veterinary hospital. As she lay 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 sadly and said, " I'm so sorry,>Polly has passed> > away". The distressed owner wailed, "Are you sure? I>mean, you haven't>done> >> > any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a>coma or> > >something."The vet rolled his eyes, shrugged, turned>and left the room> > returning a few moments later with beautiful black>Labrador. As the>bird's> > owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind>legs, put his>front> >> > paws on the examination table and sniffed the dead>parrot from top to> > bottom. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and>shook his head. The>vet> >> > led the dog out but returned a few moments later with a>cat. The cat>jumped> >> > up and also sniffed delicately at the ex-bird. The cat>sat back, shook>its> > ahead, meowed and ran out of the room. The vet looked at>the woman and>said,> >> > >"I'm sorry; but like I said, your parrot is most>definitely, 100%,> > certifiably ... dead." He then turned to his computer>terminal, hit a few> > keys and produced a bill which he handed to the woman.>The parrot's>owner,> > still in shock, took the bill. "$150!" she cried."$150>just to tell me my> > bird is dead?!" The vet shrugged. "If you'd taken my>word for it, the>bill> > would only have been $20, but with the Lab Report and>the Cat Scan.......> > What did you expect ??>>>>>_________________________________________________________________Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail