A salesman drove into a small town where a circus was playing. A sign read:
“Don’t Miss The Amazing Italian”. The salesman bought a ticket and sat down. There, under The Big Top, in the centre ring, was a table with three walnuts on it. Standing next to it was an old Italian.
Suddenly, the old man dropped his pants, whipped out his huge you know what and smashed all the walnuts with three mighty swings! The crowd erupted in applause and the elderly Italian was carried off on their shoulders.
Fifteen years later the salesman visited the same little town, found the same circus and saw the same faded sign that read, “Don’t Miss The Amazing Italian”. He couldn’t believe the old guy was still alive, much less still doing his act!
He bought a ticket. Again, the center ring was illuminated. This time, however, instead of walnuts, three coconuts were placed on the table. The Italian stood before them, then suddenly dropped his pants and smashed the coconuts with three swings of his amazing ‘you know what’.
The crowd went wild! Flabbergasted, the salesman requested a meeting with him after the show. “You’re incredible!” he told the Italian, “but I have to know something. I saw your act 15 years ago and you were using walnuts.
Why the switch from walnuts to coconuts? Well,” said the Italian, “My eyes aren’t what they used to be”