A magician was working on a cruise ship with a different audience each week. He did the same tricks every cruise. There was only one problem: The captain’s parrot understood the tricks. He started shouting out at every show:

“Look, it’s not the same hat.”

“Look, he is hiding the flowers under the table.”

“Hey, why are all the cards the Ace of Spades ?”

The ship had an accident and sank. The magician found himself adrift with the parrot. They stared at each other with silent hatred.

A day passed and the parrot said: “OK, I give up. What did you do with the ship?”