The Hamster and Frog

A down and out looking character strolls into a bar and orders a 
drink.  Sizing him up, the bartender says, "Sorry, buddy. I don't 
think you can pay for it."  

The guy says, "You're right. I don't have any money, but tell you 
what, if I show you something you haven't seen before, will you 
give me a drink?"

The bartender says, "Only if what you show me ain't risque."  

"No problem!" says the guy and reaches into his coat pocket and 
pulls out a furry little hamster.  He puts the hamster on the bar 
and it runs to the end of the bar, hops to the floor,  runs across 
the room, up the piano, jumps on the key board and starts playing 
some great Scott Joplin songs. And the hamster is really good.

The bartender says, "You're right. I've never seen anything like 
that before.  That hamster is truly good on the piano."  

The guy downs the drink. "How about another."

"Cash or another good trick, or no drink", says the bartender. 

The guy reaches into his coat again and this time pulls out a frog. 
He puts the frog on the bar, and the frog starts to sing. He has a 
marvelous baritone voice and great pitch.  

Now a stranger from the other end of the bar runs over to the guy 
and offers him $500 for the frog, pulling out 5 crisp $100 dollar bills.

The guy says "It's a deal."  He takes the five hundred and gives the
stranger the frog.  The stranger runs out of the bar.  

The bartender says to the guy "What! Are you nuts? You sold a singing 
frog for $500?  It must have been worth millions.  You must be crazy."

"Ah, not so", says the guy. "The hamster on yonder piano, is also a 
ventriloquist!"