"Five"

I was walking down the street the other day when I saw
my buddy Doug. I walked up to him and mentioned
that I had the most bizarre dream the night before last.

Doug listened intently as I told him that the dream
consisted of one thing and one thing only. So I told him
that all I had dreamt about was a huge glowing number
"5." It made of gold and sparkled with diamonds.

Doug's curiosity was piqued. I went on to say that the
first thing that I did in the morning was to grab the daily
racing digest and look up the fifth race. Doug raised an
eyebrow. So I told him that the #5 horse in the fifth race
was named "The Fifth Element." Doug started grinning.
Then I told Doug point-by-point what I did that day.

I ate five bowls of cereal for breakfast and drank five
cups of coffee - I went for a five mile jog to clear my head -
I took a five minute shower - I dressed in the fifth suit I
found in my closet - I sat in my car for five minutes before
starting it up - I drove to the racetrack and parked in the
fifth stall in the fifth row - I entered through the fifth
admissions gate - I bought five programs - I went to the
fifth betting window and bet $555 on the fifth horse in
the fifth race - I went and sat in the fifth row of the
bleachers making sure there were five people sitting
on either side of me. I settled in and waited for the
race to start.

"Well," said Doug. "Did the horse win?"

I smiled at Doug and said, "Of course not, he came in fifth."