Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Recommendation and a joke.

First I am going to recommend that you go to one of my former student's Blog. Charlotte was one of the most creative writers I had in all my years of teaching. She has blossomed into a thoughtful young woman and she has a Blog - "Confessions of a Deranged Idealist" - She is currently working in Rochester, New York and her work got her to thinking about Teenage Pregnancy. Her post is worth your time to go and read it. Click here to go read this insightful post.

Second my friend Anne sends me jokes now and then and this one was too good to keep until Friday. Sorry about the lack of illustrations to go with them but Blogger has disabled uploading photos due to a maintenance being done today. Enjoy.

Four old retired guys are walking down a street in Madeira Beach, Florida . They turned a corner and see a sign that says, 'Old Timers Bar - all drinks 10 cents. They look at each other, and then go in, thinking this Is too good to be true.

The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the room, 'Come on in and let me pour one for you!

What'll it be, Gentlemen?'

There seemed to be a fully-stocked bar, so each of the men ask for a martini. In short order, the bartender Serves up four iced martinis. Shaken, not stirred, and says, 'That'll be 10 cents each, please.'

The four men stare at the bartender for a moment. Then look at each other they can't believe their good luck.

They pay the 40 cents, finish their martinis, and order another round. Again, four excellent martinis are produced with the bartender again saying, 'That's 40 cents, please.' They pay the 40 cents, but their curiosity is more than they can stand.

They have each had two martinis and so far they've spent less than a dollar.

Finally one of the men says, 'How can you afford to serve martinis as good as these for a dime a piece?'

'I'm a retired tailor from Boston ,' the bartender said, 'and I always wanted to own a bar. Last year I hit the Lottery for $25 million and decided to open this place. Every drink costs a dime - wine, liquor, beer, it's all the same.'

Wow!!!! That's quite a story,' says one of the men.

The four of them sipped at their martinis and couldn't help but notice seven other people at the end of the bar who didn't have drinks in front of them, and hadn't ordered anything the whole time they were there.

One man gestures at the seven at the end of the bar without drinks and asks the bartender, 'What's with them?'

The bartender says, 'Oh, they're all old retired farmers from Iowa, waiting for happy hour when drinks are half price.'

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