This man went into a bar. The barman said, "What can I get you?"

He replied, "I am afraid I am broke, is there any chance that you could let me have a drink and I will pay you back next week?"

The barman said, "Sorry, but the bar policy is you pay or you get no drink."

The man said, "Is there no way that I can get a drink?"

The barman said, "Well I could buy you one - that wouldn't be contrary to Bar Policy, but you would have to do something pretty good to get me to buy you a drink."

The man said, "How's about this?" and reaching into his pocket he brought out a possum dressed in Top Hat and Tails, wearing patent leather shoes and carrying an umbrella. He placed the Possum on the bar and clicked his fingers and the Possum started to hum 'Singing in the Rain' and tap danced down the counter jumping up and down in the beer puddles and all the time twirling the umbrella.

The barman said, "Oh boy, that IS something. Here have a drink on me!"

The man drank it down and said, Can I have another one please?" and the barman said, "If you can top that last act, but I doubt that you can."

The man said, "How's about this then?" and reaching into his other pocket brought out a frog also in Top Hat and Tails and placed it down beside the Possum. The frog croaked and then began to sing an aria from Puccini with a voice that filled the bar and was a perfect imitation of Pavarotti - everyone in the bar crowded around to listen.

The barman said, "Wow two class acts - here have another beer!"

One of the audience said, "How much do you want for the frog?" and the man said, "$300!" The chap said, "Done!" shoved $300 in his hand and ran out of the bar with the frog.

The barman said, "You idiot! You should have charged him more than that - that frog is worth a fortune!"

The man said, "I can always get another frog - it's the possum that's the ventriloquist!"