12-18-2024, 01:43 PM -
A farmer was sitting on his porch, relaxing, when a young man, driving by out front, stopped and approached the farmer. The young man said to the farmer, "Excuse me sir, I noticed you have a lot of milkweed growing out there in your fields. Would you mind if I went out and got myself some milk.??" The farmer replied, "Son, you don't get milk from milkweed...!!" The young man then explained how he had a degree from Texas A&T and he knew all about it. The farmer decided to let him learn the hard way, so he said "Well, OK, just be careful out there." A short time later the young man came back by the porch with two buckets of milk. He thanked the farmer and went on his way.
The next day that same young man stopped back by and asked the farmer, "Sir, I noticed you have a lot of Honeysuckle growing along your fence line. Would you mind if I went out there and got a little honey.??" The farmer, now just a little confused, said, "Son, you can't get honey from Honeysuckle. Everyone knows that." The young man then explained again about his college degree. The farmer, shaking his head, said, "You know, nevermind. Just go ahead and help yourself." As the young man walked out to the pasture, the farmer shook his head and smiled.... An hour or so later the young man stopped back by and said, "Whew, it's getting warm out there." He held up a smallish pail full of honey, then thanked the farmer and went on his way.
The very next day that same young man stopped by again. This time the farmer thought he was ready. The young man said to the farmer, "Good morning, again." "Yesterday, I noticed you had a several large Pussy-Willows growing out back." "Would you mind if...." The farmer held up his hand and said "Stop right there. Let me get my hat. I'm going with you..."
The next day that same young man stopped back by and asked the farmer, "Sir, I noticed you have a lot of Honeysuckle growing along your fence line. Would you mind if I went out there and got a little honey.??" The farmer, now just a little confused, said, "Son, you can't get honey from Honeysuckle. Everyone knows that." The young man then explained again about his college degree. The farmer, shaking his head, said, "You know, nevermind. Just go ahead and help yourself." As the young man walked out to the pasture, the farmer shook his head and smiled.... An hour or so later the young man stopped back by and said, "Whew, it's getting warm out there." He held up a smallish pail full of honey, then thanked the farmer and went on his way.
The very next day that same young man stopped by again. This time the farmer thought he was ready. The young man said to the farmer, "Good morning, again." "Yesterday, I noticed you had a several large Pussy-Willows growing out back." "Would you mind if...." The farmer held up his hand and said "Stop right there. Let me get my hat. I'm going with you..."
"A Reasoned Response From A Reasonable Mind"