A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa. He took his faithful pet dog along for company.

One day, the dog starts chasing butterflies and before long he discovers that he is lost.

Wandering about, he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the obvious intention of having lunch. The dog thinks, “Boy, I’m in deep trouble now.” (He was an Irish setter.)

Then he noticed some bones on the ground close by and immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is about to leap, the dog exclaims loudly, “Man, that was one delicious leopard. I wonder if there are any more around here?”

Hearing this, the leopard halts his attack in mid stride, a look of terror comes over him, and slinks away into the trees. “Whew,” says the leopard. “That was close! That dog nearly had me.”

Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard. So, off he goes.

But the dog saw him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figured that something must be up.

The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans, and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard. The cat is furious at being made a fool of and says, “Here monkey, hop on my back and see what’s going to happen to that conniving canine.”

Now the dog sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back, and thinks, “What am I going to do now?” But instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn’t seen them yet.

Just when they get close enough to hear, the dog says, “Where’s that monkey? I just can never trust him. I sent him off half an hour ago to bring me another leopard, and he’s still not back!”

A thug and his girlfriend were walking down Main Street when she spotted a beautiful diamond ring in a jewelry store window.”Wow, I’d sure love to have that!” she said.

“No problem, baby,” the thug said, throwing a brick through the glass and grabbing the ring.

A few blocks later, his girlfriend was admiring a black leather jacket in another shop window.

“What I’d give to own that!” she said.

“Sure thing, darling,” the thug said, throwing another brick through the window and snatching the coat.

Finally, they pass a Mercedes car dealership.

“Boy, I’d do anything for one of those!” she said to her boyfriend. “C’mon, darlin’,” the thug moaned. “Do you think I’m made of bricks?!”