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A man walked out into
the street and managed to get a taxi just going by. What luck, he
thought, as he slid into the cab. "Perfect timing," the cabby said.
"You're just like Bill."
"Who?" asked the man.
"Bill Smith. There's a guy who did everything right," the cabby
said. "Like my coming along when you needed a cab. It would have
happened like that to Bill every time."
"Nah," the man said
to the cabby. "There are always a few clouds over everybody."
"Not Bill," said the
cabby. "He was a terrific athlete. He could have gone on the pro
tour in tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang like an opera
baritone and danced like a Broadway star."
"Bill was really
something, huh?"
"Oh, yeah," continued
the cabby. "Bill had a memory like a trap. Could remember
everybody's birthday. He knew all about wine, which fork to eat
with. He could fix anything. Not like me. I change a fuse, and the
whole neighborhood blacks out."
"No wonder you
remember him," the man said.
"Well, I never
actually met Bill," said the cabby.
"Then how in the
world do you know so much about him?"
"I married his damn
widow," replied the cabby.
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