Perfect Pet

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The perfect pet...
 
 A single man wanted someone to help him with the household
 chores, so he decided to get a pet to help out.  He went to
 the local pet shop  and asks the  owner for advice on a
 suitable animal.  The owner suggested a dog, but the man
 said, "Nah, dogs can't do dishes."  The owner then
 suggested a cat, but the man said, "Nah, cats can't do the
 ironing"
 Finally the owner suggests a centipede, "This is the
 perfect pet for you.  It can do anything!"  OK, the man
 thought, I'll give it a try, so he bought it and took it
 home.  Once home he told the centipede to wash the dishes.
 The centipede looks over and there are piles and piles of
 dirty dishes that look to be a month old.  Five minutes
 later, all the pots are washed, dried and put away.  Great,
 thought the man.
 Now he told the centipede to do the dusting and vacuuming.
 15 minutes later the house is spotless.  Wow, thought the
 man, so he decided to try another idea.   "Go down to the
 corner and get me the evening paper," he told the
 centipede, and off it went.
 15 minutes later, the centipede hadn't returned.  30
 minutes later and still no centipede.  45 minutes and the
 man was sick of waiting, so he got up and went out to look
 for the centipede.
 As he opened the front door, there on the step was the
 centipede.  "Hey, whatcha' doing there?  I sent you out for
 the paper 45 minutes ago and now I find you out here
 without the paper!   What gives?"
 "Hold on a minute!" said the centipede, "I'm still putting
 on my boots!!!"