Because Freedom
(From a long-ago March in a time before Trump and Disease, and a diseased Trump. Actually, this has nothing to do with Freedom. It is in fact my favorite joke, containing a willfully stupid grocer, a passive-aggressive waterfowl, and the tantalizing promise of nourishment.
(It's also a good general example of how The Universe treats us. It has a has a habit of returning, with the same questions, until we solve them -- and then hits us with a change-up at the end: Wow! Didn't see that coming!).
A LITTLE DUCK walks into a grocery store. He waddles up to the grocier and says, "Hey -- got any duck food?"
The grocier thinks. "Um, no," he says finally.
The Little Duck looks up at him. " 'kay," he says, and goes away.
The next day, the Little Duck was back. He waddles in, looks up at the grocier and says, "Hey -- got any duck food?" The grocier looks down at him; is this duck nuts? He was just in here!
"No!" the grocier says. " 'kay," says the Little Duck, and he goes away.
The next day, the Little Duck was back. He waddles in, looks up at the grocier and says, "Hey -- got any duck food?" The grocier spins around, looks down at him and says, "NO! I told ya -- I gots NO DUCK FOOD ! You come back in here askin' about duck food again and I'm gonna nail your little webbed feet to the floor!"
" 'kay," says the Little Duck, and he goes away.
The next day -- the Little Duck was back. He waddles in, looks up at the grocier and says, "Hey -- got any nails?" The grocier thinks. "Um, no," he says.
The Little Duck shakes a little. "Ooo! Okay ! Got any duck food?"
(From a long-ago March in a time before Trump and Disease, and a diseased Trump. Actually, this has nothing to do with Freedom. It is in fact my favorite joke, containing a willfully stupid grocer, a passive-aggressive waterfowl, and the tantalizing promise of nourishment.
(It's also a good general example of how The Universe treats us. It has a has a habit of returning, with the same questions, until we solve them -- and then hits us with a change-up at the end: Wow! Didn't see that coming!).
A LITTLE DUCK walks into a grocery store. He waddles up to the grocier and says, "Hey -- got any duck food?"
The grocier thinks. "Um, no," he says finally.
The Little Duck looks up at him. " 'kay," he says, and goes away.
The next day, the Little Duck was back. He waddles in, looks up at the grocier and says, "Hey -- got any duck food?" The grocier looks down at him; is this duck nuts? He was just in here!
"No!" the grocier says. " 'kay," says the Little Duck, and he goes away.
The next day, the Little Duck was back. He waddles in, looks up at the grocier and says, "Hey -- got any duck food?" The grocier spins around, looks down at him and says, "NO! I told ya -- I gots NO DUCK FOOD ! You come back in here askin' about duck food again and I'm gonna nail your little webbed feet to the floor!"
" 'kay," says the Little Duck, and he goes away.
The next day -- the Little Duck was back. He waddles in, looks up at the grocier and says, "Hey -- got any nails?" The grocier thinks. "Um, no," he says.
The Little Duck shakes a little. "Ooo! Okay ! Got any duck food?"
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