The Talking Elephant

[Roger Bissell]

This elephant goes into a bar, looking like he's just lost his best friend. He sits down near the piano player, who starts in on some really melancholy songs, first "My Funny Valentine," then "Angel Eyes," and the elephant starts crying, first quietly, then with louder and louder sobbing, until finally he's just bawling.

The piano player asks him, "Is my piano playing that bad?" The elephant replies, "No, it's beautiful, that's not the problem." The pianist asks, "Oh, did one of the songs bring back some sad memories?" The elephant says, "No, that's not it either." So the pianist asks, "Well, why are you crying then?" And the elephant sniffs and replies, "I...I think I recognize... the white keys."

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