Orangutans look through a hole in the wall of their enclosure at the zoo in the western German city of Gelsenkirchen. Seven of the Southeast Asian primates had just arrived at their new home.
A farmer stopped by the local mechanic shop to have his truck fixed. They couldn’t do it while he waited, so he said he didn’t live far and would just walk home. On the way home he stopped at the hardware store and bought a bucket and a gallon of paint. He then stopped by the feed store and picked up a couple of chickens and a goose. However, struggling outside the store he now had a problem - how to carry his entire purchase home.
While he was scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady who told him she was lost. She asked, “Can you tell me how to get to 1603 Mockingbird Lane?”
The farmer said, “Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to that house I would walk you there but I can’t carry this lot.”
The old lady suggested, “Why don’t you put the can of paint in the bucket. Carry the bucket in one hand, put a chicken under each arm and carry the goose in your other hand?”
“Why thank you very much,” he said and proceeded to walk the old girl home. On the way he says “Let’s take my short cut and go down this alley. We’ll be there in no time.”
The little old lady looked him over cautiously then said, “I am a lonely widow without a husband to defend me. How do I know that when we get in the alley you won’t hold me up against the wall, pull up my skirt, and have your way with me?”
The farmer said, “Holy smokes lady! I’m carrying a bucket, a gallon of paint, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?”
The old lady replied, “Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the paint on top of the bucket, and I’ll hold the chickens.”
Tracey went to the Scholastic Bowl meet last evening in Tremont to watch Ben compete. She said the Tremont team doesn’t alway win but they always have a good time. The other teams were too serious and sour faced.
I spent some time working on our tax returns. I hadn’t filed them yet because we owe money and I’m never in any hurry to mail them a check. I need to get them filed though because the federal system for student grants and loans wants to use our filed return numbers to base their numbers on. I got about a half dozen emails yesterday about those applications and I am frankly tired of messing with them. Especially if we don’t end up getting anything out of it ... but then I guess we have to try.
MjL 05 Mar 2010, 04:45 a.m.
You sure have posted some beautiful pics. from AZ! I’ve enjoyed looking at them. TGIF!!!!
Tammy 05 Mar 2010, 06:33 a.m.
Tracey brought home a whole lot of them. I have enjoyed posting them too ... I am trying to do about 15 to 20 a day so there are more to come. TGIF to you as well!
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