IT WAS A HOT SATURDAY EVENING IN THE SUMMER OF 1960 AND FRANK HAD A
DATE WITH PEGGY SUE.
HE ARRIVED AT HER HOUSE AND RANG THE BELL.
"OH, COME ON IN!" PEGGY SUE'S MOTHER SAID AS SHE WELCOMED FRANK IN.
"SO, WHAT ARE YOU AND PEGGY PLANNING TO DO TONIGHT?" SHE ASKED.
"OH, PROBABLY GO DANCING, AND THEN MAYBE GRAB A BITE TO EAT AT THE
MALT SHOP, MAYBE TAKE A WALK ON THE BEACH..."
"PEGGY LIKES TO SCREW, YOU KNOW," MOM INFORMED HIM.
"IS THAT SO?" ASKED FRANK, INCREDULOUS.
"YES," SAID THE MOTHER. "AS A MATTER OF FACT, SHE'D SCREW ALL NIGHT IF
WE LET HER!"
"WELL, THANKS FOR THE TIP," FRANK SAID AS HE BEGAN THINKING ABOUT
ALTERNATE PLANS FOR THE EVENING.
"HAVE FUN, KIDS", THE MOTHER SAID AS THEY LEFT.
HALF AN HOUR LATER, A COMPLETELY DISHEVELED PEGGY SUE BURST INTO THE
HOUSE AND SLAMMED THE FRONT DOOR BEHIND HER.
IT'S “THE TWIST ” , MOM!" SHE ANGRILY YELLED AT HER MOTHER.
"THE DAMN DANCE IS CALLED THE TWIST!"
My lack of knowledge about Greek Mythology has always been my Achilles Elbow.
An old farmer is sitting on his front porch early one morning when he sees the neighbor's kid walking up the dirt road. The farmer notices the boy is carrying something. "Hey boy,” the farmer says. “Whatcha got there?"
"This here is some chicken wire. I’m gonna go catch some chickens!”
"You damn fool,” the old farmer replied. “You can't catch chickens with chicken wire.” The boy shrugs and keeps on walking.
Around noon, the boy returns — sure enough, he has about 30 chickens caught in the chicken wire. The old farmer can’t believe his eyes.
The next morning, the old man sees the boy again. He’s carrying something, but it’s not chicken wire. "Hey boy, whatcha got there?” the farmer asks.
"Duct tape. I’m gonna go catch me some ducks."
The farmer recalls yesterday’s events with the chicken wire, but he’s absolutely positive the kid won’t be able to catch ducks with duct tape, so he doubles down: “Listen boy,” the farmer shouts. “You can't catch ducks with duct tape!"
The boy just laughs and keeps walking. After a few hours, the boy returns and he has about 30 ducks wrapped in a long trail of duct tape. The farmer is beside himself. He can’t believe what he’s seeing.
The next morning, the old man sees the boy walking up the dirt road with a bunch of branches under his arms. "Hey boy,” the farmer says, “Watcha got there?"
"This here is **** willow,”
"Wait up," says the old man. "I'll go get my hat!"
Since hockey has been canceled, no one has seen the Zamboni driver...
I'm sure he'll eventually resurface.
Have a good weekend and stay safe and healthy. - BW 🌫 🍺
