[SOC] The Talking Dog

[JMcAulay]

In Tennessee, a guy sees a sign in front of a house:  "Talking Dog for
Sale."  He rings the bell and the owner tells him the dog is in the
backyard.  The guy=A0goes around the house and sees a black Labrador
Retriever just sitting there.=20

"You talk?" he asks.=20

"Yep," the Lab replies.=20

"So, what's your story?"=20

The Lab looks up and says, "Well, I discovered this gift pretty young and I
wanted to help my country, so I told the CIA about my gift, and in no time
they=A0had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies
and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.  I
was one of=A0their most valuable spies eight years running, and I prevented
World War III at least once.  The jetting around really tired me out, and I
knew I wasn't getting any younger and I wanted to settle down.  So I signed
up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security work, supposedly
sniffing suitcases, but mostly wandering near suspicious characters and
listening in.  I uncovered some incredible dealings there.  They gave me a
batch of medals and awards.  Had a wife, a mess of puppies, and now I'm
just retired."=20

The guy is amazed.  He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for
the dog. The owner says, "Ten dollars."=20

The guy says, "This dog is amazing.  Why on earth are you selling him so
cheap?"=20

The owner replies, "He's a liar.  He didn't do any of that stuff."