A rabbit walks into an outback pub and says to the barman, ‘Can I have a schooner of XXXX, and a ham and cheese toastie?’
The barman is amazed, but gives the rabbit a schooner of beer and a ham and cheese toastie. The rabbit drinks the beer and eats the toastie. He then leaves.
The following night the rabbit returns and again asks for a schooner of XXXX, and a ham and cheese toastie.
The barman, now intrigued by the rabbit, gives him the schooner and the toastie. To the amazement of the extra customers (because word had got around) the rabbit slams down the beer, scoffs the toastie and leaves.
The next night, the pub is packed.
In hops the rabbit and says, ‘A schooner of XXXX and a ham and cheese toastie, please barman.’
The crowd is hushed as the barman gives the rabbit his beer and toastie, and then bursts into applause as the rabbit wolfs them down.
The next night there is standing room only in the pub. The carpark’s full of coaches filled with patrons who’ve come too see the amazing beer drinking toastie eating rabbit. The barman is making more money in one week than he did all the previous year.
In walks the rabbit and says, ‘A schooner of XXXX and a ham and cheese toastie, please barman.’
The barman says, ‘I’m sorry rabbit, old mate, but we are right out of ham and cheese toasties.’
The rabbit looks severely disappointed. The crowd has quietened to almost a whisper, when the barman clears his throat nervously and says,
‘We do have a very nice cheese and onion toastie though, I can give you one of those if you like.’
The rabbit looks him in the eye and says, ‘Are you sure I’m going to enjoy it?’
The barman, with a roguish smile says, ‘Do you think I’d let down one of my best mates? I guarantee you’ll love it!’
‘Ok,’ says the rabbit, ‘I’ll have a schooner of XXXX and a cheese and onion toastie then.’
The pub erupts with cheers as the rabbit quaffs the beer and wolfs down the toastie.
He then waves to the crowd and leaves… NEVER TO RETURN!!!
One year later, in the now almost bankrupt pub, the barman (who has only served 4 drinks all night, 3 of which were his) calls last drinks.
While he’s tidying up the now empty bar, he sees a small white form, like a cloud of smoke, floating above the bar’s pool table.
The barman says, 'Who are you?
A thin echo of a voice answers,
‘I am the ghost of the rabbit that used to frequent your pub a year ago.’
The barman says, ‘I remember you, you made this pub famous! You’d come in every night and have a schooner of beer and a ham and cheese toastie… people came from everywhere to see you and I was making a stack of money off that!’
The rabbit says, ‘Yeah, I know.’
The barman said, ‘I remember on your last night we didn’t have any ham and cheese toasties. You had a cheese and onion one instead.’
The rabbit said, ‘Yeah, I know… and you promised me that I would love it.’
The barman said, 'I thought you did, but you never came back. Now I’m nearly broke, so what happened? Why’d you stop coming in for a schooner and a toastie?"
‘Well… I DIED’, said the rabbit.
‘NO!’ said the barman. ‘Died?? Died from what?’
After a short pause, the rabbit said …
‘Mixin-me-toasties’.
Boom-tish!