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Monkeys for Sale

A tourist walked into a pet shop and was looking at the animals on display.  While he was there, another customer walked in and said to the shopkeeper, "I'll have a Unigraphics monkey please."

The shopkeeper nodded, went over to a cage at the side of the shop and took out a monkey. He fit a collar and leash, handed it to the customer, saying, "That'll be $5000."  The customer paid and walked out with his monkey.

Startled, the tourist went over to the shopkeeper and said, "That was a very expensive monkey. Most of them are only a few hundred dollars.  Why did it cost so much?"

The shopkeeper answered, "Ah, that monkey can draw in Unigraphics - very fast, clear layout, no mistakes, well worth the money."

The tourist looked at the monkey in another cage.  "That one's even more expensive! $10,000! What does it do?"

"Oh, that one's a Design monkey; it can design systems , layout projects, mark-up drawings, write specifications, even some calculations.  All the really useful stuff," said the shopkeeper.

The tourist looked around for a little longer and saw a third monkey in a cage of its own.  The price tag around its neck read $50,000.   He gasped to the shopkeeper, "That one costs more than all the other put together!  What on earth does it do?"

The shopkeeper replied, "Well, I haven't actually seen it do anything, but it says it's a project manager."

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