THIS IS WHY WE LOVE LOGICAL OLD PEOPLE

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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 all 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 said '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 and then said, 'I am

 

a lonely widow without a husband to protect 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.