Marshall; This is typical midwest farmer mentality. Reminds me of the time I called from school and said; " Dad, I left my lunch at home". Without missing a beat he replied; "I guess this means you won't be late for supper". #8-<
Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe -------------------------------------------------- On Fri, 4 Aug 2000 08:29:52 -0500 Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@pangea.ca> writes: >Hi Volks: > >Yesterday, on the way back from "Victory Lanes Speedway" outside >Winnipeg, a >cat ran into the path of the Westy, and I ran it over. Thump! > >We were horrified - so I stopped and gathered up the dead animal - and >took >it into the farmyard - that it had run from. > >Time to face the music. > >I knocked on the farmhouse door, and an elderly farmer opened the >door. > >I said, "Sir, I'm very sorry, but I ran over your cat a few minutes >ago. I >couldn't stop in time. If it is all right with you, I would like to >replace >it." > >He looked down for a few seconds, and then looked up at me and said, >"Well, >how good are you at catching mice?" > > >Marshall Ruskin >84 Westy >Winnipeg, Canada ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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