[3188] in Humor
Prawn Cocktail
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brian T Sniffen)
Wed Apr 26 10:01:58 2000
To: humor@MIT.EDU
From: Brian T Sniffen <brians@MIT.EDU>
Date: 26 Apr 2000 09:02:39 -0400
Far away in the tropical waters of the Caribbean, two
prawns were swimming around in the sea - one called
Justin and the other called Christian.
The prawns were constantly being harassed and threatened
by sharks that patrolled the area. Finally, one day
during a tropical storm, Justin said to Christian "I'm
bored and frustrated at being a prawn, I wish I was a
shark - then I wouldn't have any worries about being eaten..."
As Justin had his mind firmly on becoming a predator,
aflash of lightning hit the water and, lo and behold,
Justin turned into a shark. Horrified, Christian immediately
swam away, afraid of being eaten by his old mate.
Time went on (as it invariably does...) and Justin found
himself becoming bored and lonely as a shark. All his old
mates simply swam away whenever he came close to them.
Justin didn't realize that his new menacing appearance
was the cause of his sad plight. During the next tropical
storm, Justin figured that the same lightning force could
change him back into a prawn. Lightning never strikes
twice except in stories like these, but while he was
thinking of being a prawn again, a flash of lightning
struck the water next to Justin and, lo and behold, he
turned back into a prawn.
With tears of joy in his tiny little eyes, Justin swam
back to his friends and bought them all a cocktail.
(The punch line does not involve a prawn cocktail - it's
much worse). Looking around the gathering at the reef, he
searched for
his old pal. "Where's Christian?" he asked.
"He's at home, distraught that his best friend changed sides
to the enemy and became a shark" came the reply.
Eager to put things right again and end the mutual pain and
torture, he set off to Christian's house. As he opened the
coral gate, the memories came flooding back. He banged on
the door and shouted, "It's me, Justin, your old friend.
Come out and see me again".
Christian replied, "No way, man. You'll eat me. You're
a shark, the enemy. I will not be tricked".
Justin cried back "No I'm not. That was the old me.
I've changed....... I'm a prawn again Christian!!!"
