Man was traveling and stops at a farm which has a fruit stand.
The owner is busy with another customer and the man looks around a bit. He sees a big dog out back, probably a Labrador, and being a dog lover, walks over to it.
"How you doin', feller," he remarks idly.
"Quite well," answers the dog, "Fine day."
The man is deeply startled.
"You can talk!" he says.
"Yes, and it gave me a remarkable career," says the dog. "Initially, I was a guard dog in a firehouse, but as I learned to talk, I was transferred to a police drug squad. Eventually I had a number of cases where I worked with the FBI."
"That's just amazing!" the man says.
"Oh, but I didn't accomplish so much. I'm truly proud of my pups. One of them works for the Secret Service at the White House. The other graduated with top honors from the military language school. He's overseas, and it could be CIA, but even I don't know where."
Shaken but impressed, the man heads back to the fruit stand where the owner is now free.
"That's a remarkable dog you have!" he says. "Well," says the farmer.
"I know this will sound crazy," says the man, "but is there any chance the dog is for sale?"
"For sale?" repeats the farmer. "Dunno - suppose so."
"Well, my gosh, how much would you want for him?" asks the man.
"Oh...'bout forty dollars, I'd say," says the farmer.
"Forty dollars??? For that amazing dog?"
"Whuh?" asks the farmer. "Oh...oh. ...Hell, he's not so remarkable. None of that sh** he told you is true."
