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Thread #38385 Message #611700
Posted By: GUEST
17-Dec-01 - 01:08 PM
Thread Name: BS: Humor Us, Chapter II
Subject: RE: BS: Humor Us, Chapter II
Ned had this hunting dog he called old Joe. Smart dog was old Joe. Ned was always coming back from hunting with a whole mess of birds. Ned's buddy Sam was curious about Ned's luck, and asked him about it. Ned said, "Why, it's old Joe here that tells me whar all the birds are. He kin count 'em. Sam said, "Uh, huh. Yeah, right. Ain't no dog kin count. Ned says, "C'mon out with me, an' I'll show ya."
So they go out real early the next morning. All of a sudden, old Joe stands stock-still, looking at a bush, and barks twice. Ned says, "Thar's two pheasants in that thar bush." Sam says, "C'mon now Ned, you really 'spect me to believe that thar dawg knows 'zactly how many birds'r in thar?" Ned says, "Yep, watch this. He gives the bush a kick, and out flies two pheasants. They come to another bush, and old Joe stops abruptly, stares at the bush and barks four times. Sam says, "Don't tell me. I s'pose thar's four birds in that bush." "Yep", says Ned and gives it a kick, and sure enough, out comes four pheasants. Sam is absolutely amazed. He just has to have that dog. He begs Ned to sell old Joe to him. Ned finally gives in and turns old Joe over for an agreed-upon sum.
Two days later, Sam meets up with Ned and demands his money back. Sam says, "Ya' done tricked me. I took that dang dawg out a' huntin' yesterday, an' allovasudden, he sniffs at this bush, starts runnin' all over tarnation, picks up this big' ol' tree branch, comes back at me, jes' a shakin' the dang thang like crazy, and a humpin' on my dang leg. I figgur this here's a mad dawg. Ain't no use to me." Ned says, "Naw, hold on now, Sam. Old Joe ain't crazy. He waz jes' tryin' to tell ya' there waz more f--kin' birds in that bush than you could shake a big stick at." Old Joe was a shaggy dog, by the way.