I LOVE OLD PEOPLE
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 purchases home. While he
was scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady who told! h
im 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.'