[BITList] Fwd: Old people

[Michael Feltham]

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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 purchases 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. Men  
always need directions.'











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