Please don’t give him ideas
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This one is old enough to have a Grade 2 listing from English Heritage:
A man walks into a bar. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a little man, maybe a foot tall, and a little piano. He puts them both on the bar and the little guy starts playing Mozart as the man orders his drink.
The bartender says “I’m sure it’s none of my business, but where did you find a little man who plays piano like that?”
The guy says “There’s a genie outside granting wishes, I bet he’s still there if you hurry.”
The bartender runs outside, and moments later a bunch of ducks come in through the front door and start causing a big ruckus. The bartender says “You didn’t tell me the genie was deaf, I asked for a million bucks, not a million ducks.”
The guy says
Do you really think I asked for an eleven inch pianist?"
was an up and coming contemporary composer when that joke first got released into the atmosphere.
Really rough neighbourhood.
(h/t Gary Larson)