> > > A farmer stopped by the local mechanics 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
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > -- >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > -- >
> > >
> > >
