Customer: Have you got any chicken?
Waiter: We¡¯ve got a whole chicken.
Customer: How much for a plate of it?
Waiter: We don¡¯t sell it by the plate. We sell it by the chicken.
Customer: How much for a chicken then?
Waiter: You can have it free of charge.
Customer: Really?
Waiter: You¡¯ll have to share it with all the other customers though.
¡ª Musashi Koyama, Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday, Tokyo.
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