A couple decided to go for a meal and after some deliberation settled
for their local Chinese restaurant.
They peruse the menu and finally agree to share the chefs' special
'Chicken Surprise'.
The waiter brings over the meal, served in a lidded cast iron pot.Just
as the wife is about to tuck into the meal, the lid of the pot rises by a
tiny amount and she briefly sees two beady eyes looking around before the
lid slams back down again.
'Good grief, did you see that?' she asks her husband.
He hasn't so she asks him to look in the pot. He reaches for it and
again the lid rises, and he sees two beady little eyes looking around
before it firmly slams back down.
Rather perturbed he calls the waiter over, explains what is happening,
and demands an explanation.
'Well sir', says the waiter, 'What did you order?'
'We both chose the same', he replies, 'the Chicken Surprise'
'Oh I do apologise, this is my fault' says the waiter...
'I've brought you the Peeking Duck'.
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