Epilogue
The applause reached the ceiling and rebounded toward the stage like the crescendo of a crashing waterfall upon Ben. “Thank you! Thank you so much! Now that we've come to the end of our evening, I have to keep a promise that I made to a woman to whom I can never say no...and not just because she's my boss. Maybe some of you already know this joke, but I hope you applaud anyway, if only to guarantee me a pleasurable post-show evening... if you get my meaning…
So: a guy walks into a bar with a monkey. While he's enjoying his drink, the monkey starts jumping around all over the place. He helps himself to the olives on the bar and then does the same with the peanuts. Then he goes over to the pool table, picks up the eight ball and swallows it.
The bartender looks at his clien
