A man walks into a pet store looking to buy a monkey. The proprietor takes him to the back of the store and shows him three identical looking, well cared for and content monkeys each housed in spacious, animal friendly environments. "This one costs $600," says the owner.

 

"Why so much?" asks the customer.

 

"Because it can sing and play the Banjo" answers the owner.

 

The customer inquires about the next monkey and is told, "That one costs $1,200, because it can talk, translate 20 languages and mix cocktails."

 

The man is astonished and asks about the third monkey. "That one costs $4,000," answers the proprietor.

 

"4,000 dollars!" exclaims the man. "What can that one do?" To which the owner replies, "To be frank, I've never seen it do anything, but it calls itself a consultant."