>A pretty lonely guy decided life would be more fun if he had a pet. So he went to the pet store and told the owner that he wanted to buy an unusual pet.
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>After some discussion, he decided on a centipede, which came in a little white box to use for its house.
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>He took the centipede home, found a good location for the box home, and then decided he would start off by taking his new pet to the mall to have an ice-cream.
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>So he asked the centipede in the box, "Would you like to go to the mall with me and have an ice-cream?"
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>But there was no answer from his new pet.
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>This bothered him a bit, but he waited a few minutes and then asked him again, "How about going to the mall and having an ice-cream with me?"
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>But again, there was no answer from his new friend and pet. So he waited a few minutes more, thinking about the situation.
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>He decided to ask him one more time; this time putting his face up against the centipede's house and shouting, "Hey, in there! Would you like to go to the mall and have an ice cream with me?"
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>A little voice came out of the box:
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>"I heard you the first time! ....I'm putting on my shoes!!"
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>Though I don't know, what centipede is...

That brought a big ole smile to my face this morning.... thanks!