A Joke to Start the Week - "Talking Centipede"

It's another Monday and it's time for another in our Joke to Start the Week series. We think it's time for another joke from Steve Wilson, a psychologist with the title of Cheerman of the Bored of the Laughter Arts and Sciences Foundation.
The foundation is a philanthropic organization, established in 2003 to support educational, scientific, and general awareness projects that promote the understanding and application of healthy laughter.
We met Steve at one of our performances in Daytona Beach, Florida last year, and shortly afterward we received an endorsement from the foundation.
Here's the setup for today's joke: A fellow goes into a pet shop. He says "You know, I'm kind of lonely and I would like to have a pet." And then...

Enjoy!
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