A small Wild Animal Park in the hills of Virginia acquired a very rare species of gorilla.
Within a few weeks the gorilla, who was female, became very difficult to handle. Upon examination, the park veterinarian determined the problem - the gorilla was in heat. To make matters worse, there was no male gorilla available. Reflecting on their problem, the park administrator thought of Mike, who was responsible for cleaning the animal's cages.
Mike had little sense and the park administrator thought he might be a solution to their problem. He approached Mike with a proposition: Would he be willing to mate with the gorilla for $500? Mike showed some interest, but said he would have to think the matter over carefully.
The following day, Mike announced that he would accept the offer, but only under the following four conditions.
"First," he said, "I don't want to have to kiss her on the lips." The park administrator quickly agreed to this condition.
"Second," Mike said, "you must never tell anyone about this." The park administrator again readily agreed to this condition.
"Third," Mike said, "I want all the offspring to be raised Southern Baptist." Once again the administrator agreed.
And last of all Mike stated, "Fourth, you've got to give me another week to come up with the $500"