“Waiter, there is a spider in my soup.”/“Yes sir, I put it there to catch the fly.”

A spider variation on the “Waiter! There’s a fly in my soup!” joke is:
 
Diner: Waiter, there is a spider in my soup.
Waiter: Yes sir, I put it there to catch the fly.
 
   
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WAITER JOKES
Nancy Carson
4/21/97
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Customer: Waiter Waiter, there is a Spider in my soup.
Waiter:  Yes sir, I put it there to catch the fly.