old folk

[fatherted]

THIS  IS WHY WE LOVE OLD PEOPLE


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!'