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Sam was walking down the road, one day, when he saw
another man, in the gutter, pushing with all his might against thin air.
As he got closer, he heard the man making noises like a car that won't
start and, when the man saw him, he shouted out: "Here, help me, will
you, please? Give us a push and let's see if we can't get this wretched
car started!"
Not wishing to be rude, Sam took over the task of
pushing against the back of the car that wasn't there, while the man
pretended to climb into the driving seat and turn the ignition key. A
moment later, the man started running down the street, shouting
"Thanks!" over his shoulder as he went.
Leaning against a nearby lamppost, was another man who
had been watching all this and, as Sam went to walk past him, the man
asked him: "Did you tell him there was no car there?".
"No, Sam replied, "I didn't like to say
anything."
"Thank goodness for that," the man said.
"He pays me to wash it for him, once a week."
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