Hard to argue with farmer logic!

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My wife and I enjoy our summer weekend days exploring the back country roads around us in her convertible. A few years back we stumbled across a quaint farmer's stand on a seldom-traveled, rural road not too far from Watkins Glen. Over the next couple years, we befriended the farmer and his wife (Jonathan and Greta). They are somewhat elderly and the years of toil have been hard on them but still work their small plot and proudly display and sell the "fruits of their labor".

We now stop by a few times a year to visit. My wife will bring them homemade cookies and pastries and "supplies" from the big city.

Last weekend we drove down for a visit. In casual conversation over a cup of tea it came up that they were celebrating their 50th golden wedding anniversary in a few weeks.

Jonathan suggested they do something special in honor of their milestone. He thought perhaps a weekend getaway to New York City to see a broadway show. Greta quickly pointed out that there was much to be done on the farm and such a trip would be unwise and much too extravagant. This seemed to miff Jonathan who truly wanted to treat the love of his life to a memorable celebration.

Conversely Greta suggested a small dinner with their family and an quiet evening at home. Jonathan pointed out that is what they do most every weekend anyway. Greta then said "well, we could slaughter a pig".

Jonathan, now clearly quite unhappy with the direction of the plans said "Now Greta, there's no reason to punish a pig for something that happened 50 years ago"!

The remainder of our visit was somewhat uncomfortable.:D
 
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i wonder if you could water the hog etc. for them while they are gone for the weekend? itd be like a working vacation for you and a heck of a nice gesture to your friends. i bet youd like it.
 
"Farmer logic" that I've witnessed first-hand....

letting a 1957 Chevy rust away in a field, refusing to sell to anyone, because "those are going to be worth something someday".
 
Kozmic, if even half the stuff that happens to you or that you witness firsthand and write about here is true, you should count yourself very lucky, friend!;) Compared to yours, my life is awfully tame. Keep up the good work!:D
 
Thanks for the story. My worst half and I got married Aug. 24, 1968 and it was a Sat. This year Aug. 24 will be a Sat. and 45 yrs. of wedded bliss. We are going to hire a guy to cook us a mess of pork and all the goodies and invite a bunch of people. I told my wife your story and asked if she still wanted to have Bar-B-Q. She just grinned, shook her head and walked out of the room. Larry
 
vigil617 said:
Kozmic, if even half the stuff that happens to you or that you witness firsthand and write about here is true, you should count yourself very lucky, friend!;) Compared to yours, my life is awfully tame. Keep up the good work!:D
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Actually, most are factual and some may be embellished for poetic effect and to accommodate a catchy punchline to a story.

Case in point....Our farmer friends are celebrating 50 years of bliss and are the embodiment of hard working Americans. However, I've never actually seen a pig within miles of their farm! Mostly this was adaptation from a story that was emailed to me.

Sorry if I've misled. Not my intention. This was always meant to be a cute "story" with a witty hook at the end. Not unlike the stories I read here everyday and very similar to the email I got it from.

I find a personal story with a funny ending is much better than a "Two guys walked into a bar" stories. Perhaps a disclaimer would have been in order and will consider that in the future.

To your statement, my life has most certainly been blessed. I have a great family and friends. I have gotten to do many things and meet some amazing folks. I love to find challenging things to do and ways to meet new and interesting people. In doing so, I find cool things find me!

I consider myself to be way luckier than I have a right to be.
 
kozmic said:
Actually, most are factual and some may be embellished for poetic effect and to accommodate a catchy punchline to a story.

Case in point....Our farmer friends are celebrating 50 years of bliss and are the embodiment of hard working Americans. However, I've never actually seen a pig within miles of their farm! Mostly this was adaptation from a story that was emailed to me.

Sorry if I've misled. Not my intention. This was always meant to be a cute "story" with a witty hook at the end. Not unlike the stories I read here everyday and very similar to the email I got it from.

I find a personal story with a funny ending is much better than a "Two guys walked into a bar" stories. Perhaps a disclaimer would have been in order and will consider that in the future.
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Agreed. A great way to lure your victims into a joke, perhaps a shaggy dog story, is to set it up like it happened to you.

Did I ever tell you about the time I went up to Northern Ireland to visit my pal Rukeyser who was covering the "troubles" for UPI?.....
 
kozmic said:
Actually, most are factual and some may be embellished for poetic effect and to accommodate a catchy punchline to a story.

Case in point....Our farmer friends are celebrating 50 years of bliss and are the embodiment of hard working Americans. However, I've never actually seen a pig within miles of their farm! Mostly this was adaptation from a story that was emailed to me.

Sorry if I've misled. Not my intention. This was always meant to be a cute "story" with a witty hook at the end. Not unlike the stories I read here everyday and very similar to the email I got it from.

I find a personal story with a funny ending is much better than a "Two guys walked into a bar" stories. Perhaps a disclaimer would have been in order and will consider that in the future.

To your statement, my life has most certainly been blessed. I have a great family and friends. I have gotten to do many things and meet some amazing folks. I love to find challenging things to do and ways to meet new and interesting people. In doing so, I find cool things find me!

I consider myself to be way luckier than I have a right to be.
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Whether true or not it is a funny (comical, amusing) story. If not true you have a good imagination and it could be true because I have known people that could think that quick and would say things like that. Keep up the stories like that because I like to laugh. Larry
 
The basis of nearly all good jokes is misdirection. The key lies in not giving it away until you have some poor soul hooked. Then reel them in. I don't care if I'm the butt of the joke or not, so long as it is well told, as this one was.
 
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