一篇在矽谷盛傳的笑話

A butcher watching over his shop is really
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>  > surprised when he sees a dog coming inside the shop.
> He
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>  > shoos him away. But later, the dog is back again.
> So, he
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>  > goes over to the dog and notices it has a note in
> its mouth.
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>  > 有個肉販看到有隻狗走進他的鋪子裡吃了一驚，肉販把狗噓走，可是沒多久這隻狗又跑回來，所以他探頭看了一下這條狗才發現狗嘴裡有張小紙條。
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>  > He takes the note and it reads "Can I have
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>  > 12 sausages and a leg of lamb, please? The dog has
> money in
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>  > its mouth, as well."
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>  >
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>  > 他拿起紙條，紙條上寫著"麻煩給我12條香腸和一條羊腿，錢就放在狗嘴裡"
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>  > The butcher looks inside and, lo and behold,
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>  > there is a ten dollar note there. So he takes the
> money and
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>  > puts the sausages and lamb in a bag, placing it in
> the
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>  > dog's mouth. The butcher is so impressed, and
> since
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>  > it's about closing time, he decides to shut the
> shop and
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>  > follow the dog.
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>  > 肉販低頭看了一下，哇！還真的有十塊錢耶！所以他收了錢，把香腸和羊腿放入袋子裡以後再放到狗嘴裡。肉販對這隻狗實在太訝異了，想想又剛好快打烊了，他就決定收攤然後跟著這條狗看看。
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>  >
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>  > So off he goes. The dog is walking down the
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>  > street, when it comes to a level crossing; the dog
> puts down
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>  > the bag, jumps up and presses the button. Then it
> waits
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>  > patiently, bag in mouth, for the lights to turn.
> They do,
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>  > and it walks across the road, with the butcher
> following him
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>  > all the way.
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>  > 他們沿著路走，來到十字路口的時候這條狗就把袋子放下，跳起來按了行人通行鈕，再叼起袋子耐心地等綠燈亮起，再行通過這個路口，當然肉販還是緊緊跟著它。
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>  >
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>  > The dog then comes to a bus stop, and starts
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>  > looking at the timetable. The butcher is in awe as
> the dog
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>  > stops a bus by pulling its left leg up and gets in
> it. The
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>  > butcher follows the dog into the bus. The dog then
> shows a
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>  > ticket which is tied to its belt to the bus
> conductor. The
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>  > butcher is nearly fainting at this sight, so are the
> other
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>  > passengers in the bus. The dog then sits near the
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>  > driver's seat looking outside. As soon as the
> stop is in
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>  > sight, the dog stands and wags its tail to inform
> the
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>  > conductor. Then, without waiting for the bus to
> stop
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>  > completely, it jumps out of the bus and runs to a
> house very
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>  > close to the stop.
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>  >
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>  > 接下來這條狗來到公車站，開始盯著時刻表瞧。肉販很震驚這條狗居然懂得舉起左腳來攔車，然後搭上了這台公車！肉販跟著上了車，狗把綁在項圈上的車票秀給車
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>  > 掌看，看到這一幕，肉販就像其他的乘客一樣簡直要暈倒了。狗狗接著坐在司機旁邊看著窗外，當下一個站牌出現，它就站起來跑去車掌那兒搖尾巴示意他要下車
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>  > 了，不等公車完全停妥，它就迫不及待地跳出公車往一間離站牌不遠的房子奔去。
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>  >
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>  > It opens the big Iron Gate and rushes
>  inside
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>  > towards the door. As it approaches the wooden door,
> the dog
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>  > suddenly changes its mind and heads towards the
> garden. It
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>  > goes to the window, and beats its head against it
> several
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>  > times, walks back, jumps off, and waits at the door.
> The
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>  > butcher watches as a big guy opens the door, and
> starts
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>  > abusing the dog, kicking him and punching him, and
> swearing
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>  > at him. The butcher surprised with this, runs up,
> and stops
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>  > the guy.
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>  >
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>  > 它打開了院子的大鐵門，衝向房門，當它接近那道木門的時候忽然改變主意往花園跑去，它朝向窗戶走去然後用頭去撞它好幾次，然後再跑回房門前等候。肉販看到一著彪形大漢開了門，然後開始凌虐這條狗！他打它、踢他、還大聲咒罵它！肉販實在不能忍受這種事，就跑去阻止這傢伙！
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>  >
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>  > "What in heaven's name are you doing?
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>  > The dog is a genius. He could be on TV, for the life
> of me!
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>  > "To which the guy responds: "You call this
> clever?
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>  > This is the second time this week that this stupid
> dog's
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>  > forgotten his key."
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>  >
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>  > "你它馬的再幹什麼!?這是一條天才狗耶！我用我的性命擔保它絕對可以上電視！"
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>  >
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>  > 這男人就回答肉販：
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>  >
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>  > "你說它聰明？這是這條笨狗第二次忘了帶鑰匙！"
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>  > Moral of the story.....
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>  > You may continue to exceed onlookers
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>  > expectations but shall always fall short of the
> boss'
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>  > expectations.
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>  >
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>  > It's a dog's life after
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>  > all.....
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>  >
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>  > 這個故事告訴我們......
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>  > 不管你再怎麼拼命，老闆都不會滿足的！
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>  > 這就是做為一條狗的宿命啊....