Dying Of Thirst

Dying Of Thirst
By Ryan Murphy

A young man is walking through the Sahara desert, desperate for water, when he sees something far in the distance. Hoping to find water, he walks toward the image, only to find a little old man sitting at a card table with a bunch of neckties laid out on it.

"I'm dying of thirst,” the young man says: “Can I please have some water?"

The old man at the card table replies: "I don't have any water, but why don't you buy a tie? Here's one that goes nicely with your ripped clothes."

The young guy shouts: "I don't want a tie, you idiot, I need water!"

"Okay, don't buy a tie,” the old man says: “But to show you what a nice guy I am, I'll tell you that over that hill there, about four miles, is a nice restaurant. Walk that way -- they'll give you all the water you want."

The young man thanks him and walks toward the hill until he eventually disappears. Three hours later, he comes crawling back to where the man was sitting behind his card table. The old man greets him and says: "Couldn't you find the restaurant?"

The young man rasps, "I found it all right. They wouldn't let me in without a tie."