A couple was dressed and ready to go out for the
evening. They turned on a night light, turned the
answering machine on the phone line, covered their pet
parakeet and put the cat in the backyard. They phoned
the local cab company and requested a taxi.

 

 

The taxi
arrived and the couple opened the front door to leave
their house. The cat they had put out into the yard
scoots back into the house. They don't want the cat
shut in the house because "she" always tries to eat
the bird. The wife goes out to the taxi while the
husband goes inside to get the cat. The cat runs
upstairs, the man in hot pursuit.

 

The wife doesn't want the driver to know the house
will be empty. She explains to the taxi driver that
her husband will be out soon."He's just going upstairs
to say goodbye to my mother."

A few minutes later, the husband gets into the cab.
"Sorry I took so long," he says, as they drive away.
"Stupid thing was hiding under the bed. Had to poke
her with a coat hanger to get her to come out! Then I
had to wrap her in a blanket to keep her from
scratching me. But it worked. I hauled her
downstairs and threw her out into the back yard!"