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            A husband and wife decided that they needed a watch dog.  The husband proceeded to a pet store.  “I would like to buy a watch dog,” he told the clerk.  The clerk showed him a small poodle and said, “This is just the animal for you.”

            The man said, “I’m afraid you misunderstood me.  My wife and I live in a rough neighborhood and we want a dog that can protect us while we sleep.”

            The clerk persisted, “This is just the animal you need.  You see, this poodle knows karate.”  Of course, the man was very skeptical about this so the clerk said, “I’ll show you.”  He took a big thick board and said to the poodle, “Karate that board.”  Wham!  The poodle slammed his paw down on the plank, shattering it.  “Let me demonstrate further, the clerk said.  He produced a concrete block and said to the poodle, “Karate that block!”  Bam!  The little dog broke the block cleanly in half.

            Now the man was really impressed.  He said “I’ll take the dog.”

            When he arrived home with the dog his wife was incredulous. “I can’t believe it!”, she said.  “I sent you out to buy a watch dog and you come home with this?”

            “But,” said the husband, “You don’t understand.  This dog knows karate.”

            And the wife just said, “Karate, my foot!”

            And he did. - Ken Joines