The Purple Gorilla

A traveler was driving down a country road when, all of a sudden, his car stopped. He got out and looked for the problem but couldn't find it. Ahead, he spotted a cozy-looking farmhouse with a barn attached. He thought to himself, "I'll go ask if I can spend the night there."

The traveler walked to the farmhouse and knocked on the door. A gentle, elderly man in overalls opened it. "My car broke down on the road outside. Would you be so kind as to allow me to spend the night here?" The man thought for a bit, then said, "Sure thing. I have a room downstairs that you can stay in." The farmer invited the traveler in, and they had a nice dinner. As bedtime approached, the farmer led the traveler to the basement door, unlocked it, and led him down a staircase to another door with five padlocks on it. The farmer said, "I'm allowing you to stay here, and the only rule is: DON'T TOUCH THE PURPLE GORILLA." He opened the door, revealing a cage with a giant purple gorilla. The traveler swore not to touch it and went to sleep. However, his curiosity got the better of him. He sneaked up to the cage and softly touched the gorilla's shoulder. The gorilla went CRAZY, ripped the bars apart, and chased the man. The man ran upstairs, out the door, and all the way to town, with the gorilla right on his heels. He boarded a bus, screaming, "GO! GO!" but the driver saw the gorilla, threw the man off, and sped away. The traveler kept running until he collapsed from exhaustion. The gorilla loomed over him, reached down, touched his head, and said, "You're it!"