Couple of Groaners

Hillbilly

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First one-the red Toucan

A Dominicanican named Juan decided that he
might be able to supplement his income
by investing in, breeding, and selling
tropical birds. He began by buying a
large red-billed toucan and started to
raise it to attempt to discover if he
had a flair for handling birds. He soon
discovered that the care and feeding of his rare tropical toucan was
costing much more than he had originally anticipated.

Juan tried to save money by sacrificing his own dietary well being
and began living on basic staples like rice and beans. Unfortunately,
the bird was still very expensive to feed and care for. Juan
experimented. He began feeding his bird the same food he ate.

He was surprised to discover that the bird flourished. The toucan
did wonderfully well eating the same inexpensive food as Juan. The
bird particularly liked rice and beans. Juan became famous in the
annals of bird breeding when it was discovered that toucan live as
cheap as Juan.

And the second one: Trade learned in Prison

Don was sent to prison. He got along well with
his fellow inmates, and with the guards, and even
the warden liked him. Deciding that Don deserved to
learn a trade, the warden arranged for him to become
a carpenter. After several years, Don was earning
recognition as one of the best carpenters in the area
and would often be given a weekend pass to do odd jobs,
always reporting back to the prison by the end of the
day on Sundays. One day, the warden called Don into
his office and asked if he would build a set of kitchen
cupboards and fit the revamped kitchen for a new
countertop, which he had promised his wife.

"Gee, I sure would like to, warden," Don told him,
"but counter-fitting is what got me into prison in the
first place!"



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PJT

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Jan 8, 2002
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Hillbilly, they were so baaaaaadddddddddddd I will not be able to eat for the rest of the day. I'll just have to consume some more cold Presidente's to try to forget them. Regards, PJT.