Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!fortune!hess From: hess@fortune.UUCP (Marty Hess) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: A JOKE (WHAT?! In net.jokes?!) Message-ID: <4028@fortune.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Aug-84 16:26:44 EDT Article-I.D.: fortune.4028 Posted: Mon Aug 20 16:26:44 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 21-Aug-84 00:38:51 EDT Organization: The End of the Rainbox (sic) Lines: 20One spring evening, after a hard rain, grandpa and grandson were sitting out on the porch, talking. Grandpa spied a worm crawling up out of its hole and said to his grandson, "Sonny, if you can get that there worm back down its hole, I'll give you five dollars." "Sure!", says sonny, and runs in the house. Out he runs an instant later with a can of hairspray, grabs the worm, and sprays it with the hairspray as it dangles earthward. He then slips the stiff worm back into its hole and turns to his grandpa with a huge smile on his face. "Well I'll be. That was pretty smart there sonny.", he says. "Here's your fiver.", he adds as he fishes out a bill. By then it's almost dark, and they say their goodnights and part. The next day sonny's playing out on the porch, and grandpa comes out of the house and gives him a five. "But you gave me my five yesterday, grandpa.", he remarks. "Yep, I know. This is from your grandma." "The chick's toast." EAI (sideways, sort-of)