in front of a delicatessen, an art connoisseur noticed a mangy little kitten lapping up milk from a saucer. the saucer, he realized from the start, was a rare & precious piece of pottery. he sauntered into the store & offered $2 for the cat. "it's not for sale", said the proprietor. "look" said the collector, 'that cat is dirty & undesirable, but i'm eccentric. i like cats that way". i'll raise my offer to 5$. "it's a deal said the proprietor, & pocketed the 5 on the spot. "for that sum, i'm sure you won't mind throwing in the saucer", said the connoisseur. "the kitten seems so happy drinking from it". "nothing doing", said the proprietor, firmly. "that's my lucky saucer, from that saucer so far this week, i sold 34 cats"!