HT Doug Ross
An Amish farmer walking, notices a man drinking from his pond, with his
hand.
The Amish man shouts: "Trink das wasser nicht. Die kuhen haben dahin
gesheissen."
Which means: "Don't drink the water, the cows have pooped in it."
The man shouts back: "I'm from Chicago and just down here campaigning for
Obama, I can't understand you. Please speak in English."
The Amish man says: "Use two hands, you'll get more."
Showing posts with label Laughter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laughter. Show all posts
Friday, August 10, 2012
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Sometimes, Only Laughter Will Do: The Abraham Lincoln Ad
OS is, well, weary. The week is being spent on restoring the house post-flood, post-contractor, pre-academic year.
Yesterday was spent helping rescue an 80+ year old friend from the clutches of an auto dealer in Brentwood, Tennessee, who attempted to convince her that her lovely Caddy need $3500 of work, and that she needed to just get rid of it (e.g. trade it to us for about 2K or so), and buy another car (from us). OS drove it to his mechanic, who serviced it, replaced one tie rod end, replaced a piece of molding ($10 in supplies consumed), went over it with a fine-toothed comb, and charged her $233 for his efforts. The car has 70k miles on it, and drives showroom new.
When the propaganda about the 'New GM' begins to ratchet up, and the dealers pipe in about their 'new approaches to customer care', remember this little old lady. OS suggests we all run the other direction.
Another friend has lost a family member to a tragic drowning. A student is in the process of being tossed from her family, because she wishes to go to college, which is anathema in her world. Another friend was just summarily fired after eleven years, because the boss doesn't like him, and the organization he helped hold together (the church OS holds his membership in) is about to go through a period of chaos. OS lacks the energy to get involved, but he is anyway...
So, with nothing to say of value, OS offers a moment of dry, lovely humor. His readers in the US have seen this, but the readers from overseas likely haven't. Kudos to the creators of this little gem.
Yesterday was spent helping rescue an 80+ year old friend from the clutches of an auto dealer in Brentwood, Tennessee, who attempted to convince her that her lovely Caddy need $3500 of work, and that she needed to just get rid of it (e.g. trade it to us for about 2K or so), and buy another car (from us). OS drove it to his mechanic, who serviced it, replaced one tie rod end, replaced a piece of molding ($10 in supplies consumed), went over it with a fine-toothed comb, and charged her $233 for his efforts. The car has 70k miles on it, and drives showroom new.
When the propaganda about the 'New GM' begins to ratchet up, and the dealers pipe in about their 'new approaches to customer care', remember this little old lady. OS suggests we all run the other direction.
Another friend has lost a family member to a tragic drowning. A student is in the process of being tossed from her family, because she wishes to go to college, which is anathema in her world. Another friend was just summarily fired after eleven years, because the boss doesn't like him, and the organization he helped hold together (the church OS holds his membership in) is about to go through a period of chaos. OS lacks the energy to get involved, but he is anyway...
So, with nothing to say of value, OS offers a moment of dry, lovely humor. His readers in the US have seen this, but the readers from overseas likely haven't. Kudos to the creators of this little gem.
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