>>> Subject: The farmer
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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 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, an, 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."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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