the pheasant

I was walking my dog the other day when we ran into the pheasant

“Good morning pheasant”, I said
“Good morning”, the pheasant said

“Where are you going?”, I said
“Taxidermist”, the pheasant said

“Taxidermist”, I said, “Short on cash?”
“Short on cash? Short on cash? HA!”, the pheasant replied

“Skin in the game bro”, the pheasant sneered, “Skin in the game. You wouldn’t know.”

My dog looked up.
He was nervous.