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A woman is giving a party for her granddaughter, and has gone all out:
caterer, band, and a hired clown. The clown brings a couple of carnies
with him.

Feeling sorry for them, the woman tells them that they can get a meal
if they will chop some firewood. Gratefully, they head to the rear of the
house.

The guests arrive and all is going well. The children are having a great
time, but the clown does not show up. The woman finds him passed
out drunk at the rear of the house, where he was drinking and watching
his friends chop wood.

The woman is very disappointed and unsuccessfully tries to entertain
the children herself.

She happens to look out the window and sees one of the carnies doing
cartwheels across the lawn. She watches in awe as he swings from tree
branches, does midair flips, and leaps high in the air.

She calls the other guy over and says, "What your friend is doing is simply
marvelous. I have never seen such a thing. Do you think that your friend
would consider repeating this performance for the children at the party?
I would pay him $50!"

"Well," he responds, "I dunno, let me ask him … Hey, Willie! For $50
would you chop off another toe?"

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