A woman goes into the local pet shop

and asks the owner for a pet that can
do everything. The owner thinks
about it and says,"How about a dog?"

The woman replies,"No, I had a
dog before. He was great but all he
did was eat, sleep, and play fetch.
want a pet that can do everything!"

The owner thinks some more and
says,"How about a cat?
The woman replies,"No way! A
cat certainly can t do everything: in
fact, I've never seen them do
anything! I want a pet that can do
everything!"

The owner thinks for a long time
and then says,"I've got it! What you want is a millipede!"

The woman looks at the owner skeptically and says,"A millipede?
can't imagine a millipede doing
everything. But okay, I'll try a
millipede."

When the woman gets the
millipede home, she's eager to try
him out, so she says to him,"Please
clean the kitchen." Thirty minutes
later, she walks into the kitchen and
it's spotless. All the dishes are cleaned
and neatly put away. The cabinets are
clean and the floor is waxed. She's
absolutely amazed.

Wanting to see what else he can
do, the woman says to the millipede,
"Please clean the living room."

Twenty-five minutes later, she walks
into the living room, and again
everything's perfect. The carpets have
been vacuumed. The furniture was
cleaned and dusted. The woman is
once again impressed.

The woman thinks to herself,
"This is the most amazing thing I've
ever seen. This pet really can do
everything." Wanting him to do more,
she says to the millipede,"Run down
to the corner store and get me a
newspaper, please."The millipede
walks out of the living room.

Ten minutes go by and no
millipede. Twenty minutes go by and
still no millipede. After thirty minutes
the woman is starting to wonder
what's going on. It should have taken
the millipede only a couple
minutes. But forty-five minutes later
and still no millipede.

Deciding to look for him, the
woman goes to leave out the front
door. She opens the door and the
millipede is just sitting on the front
steps. The woman becomes furious.
She says,"Hey! Where have you been
all this time? I asked you 45 minutes
ago to go to the corner store and get
me a newspaper. Then I come to find
you and you're sitting down on the
job. What's going on?"

The millipede replies,"I'm going. I
just have to put my shoes on!"