Saturday, July 14, 2007

"Punny" Business

I'm going to be in Chicago next week. Hopefully, I'll be seeing Vicki at the Lincoln Park Zoo, if she can fit it into her already busy schedule, and if it's not too hot.

I'm going there for a couple of conferences, with a little bit of playing in between. I leave you with the following story.

"Clown Bite"

Trouser was normally a happy-go-lucky dog. He would chase tennis balls, play with other doggies, and eat his dinner without a fuss. He was a dog without a care.

But on that fateful autumn afternoon, it was to be different.

Trouser's owners were walking him along a trail at the park, when suddenly from out of the bushes jumped a man all dressed in black. He had white paint on his face, and was gesturing annoyingly at Trouser's masters. This strange person spoke not a word, but proceeded to pretend that he was trapped in a box and that he was pulling on a long rope.

Seeing the sheer horror on his masters' faces, Trouser took it upon himself to rectify the situation. With a low growl he jumped and sank his teeth into this annoying pseudo clown's leg.

Trouser immediately got a sickened look in his eyes and began to vomit wildly. He then dragged his tongue all over the ground in an effort to remove the man's foul essence from his mouth.

For Trouser had learned that a mime is a terrible thing to taste.

from Pastor Tim

9 comments:

Susie said...

Cute story! Have a great time in Chicago!
xo

Karen Townsend said...

Happy travels! Hope you get to visit with Vicki. Say hi for me!

Babette said...

If puns are the lowest form of humor, why, oh why, do I enjoy them so much?!

You and Vicki are having the proverbial blog meet-up! Lucky girls!!

kenju said...

Cute story! Please tell Vicki how jealous I am that you are together, especially at the zoo!

photowannabe said...

Oh brother, thats funny and I walked right into it....
Have a good tripto Chicago. I love that town and miss going there since our job got replaced.

ANGEL ABBYGRACE said...

Hope you are having a wonderful time in Chicago and that you got to meet up with Vicky. You'll have to let us know all about it when you get back.

srp said...

Ouch! Groan! What a hoot!
I envy your time away.... enjoy! And give Vicki a hug for me too!

Anonymous said...

I love language humor! (Actually, it's the highest form, physical humor--e.g., slapstick--being the lowest, but I know puns are designed to draw groans.) That's a cute story.

I'm glad to see I haven't fallen way behind, here. We were also gone last week, and I am so behind in my own blogging! Hope you've had a good trip.

Bet said...

You're becoming a frequent traveler! Hope you enjoy. I just got a chance to catch up with your blog and see the recent pictures of your Va. trip. Great pics of Ella! I'm in Virginia now myself visiting my mom. It's nice to be here.