Slow day on the forum....

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally posted by Garry Shipton
N/T

Garry..
Here is one for all us crusty old farts ....just to let the young 'uns who's boss...


A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa ,
taking her
> faithful aged poodle named Cuddles, along for the company.
>
>
> One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long,
Cuddles
> discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a leopard
heading
> rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.
>
>
> The old poodle thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep doo-doo now!" Noticing
some
> bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on
the
> bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is
about
> to leap the old poodle exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious
> leopard! I wonder if there are any more around here?"
>
>
> Hearing this, the young leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a
look of
> terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. "Whew!",
says
>the
> leopard, "That was close! That old poodle nearly had me!"
>
>
> Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a
nearby
> tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for
> protection from the leopard. So off he goes, but the old poodle sees
him
> heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that
something
> must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the
beans
> and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard.
>
>
> The young leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says,
"Here,
> monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that
conniving
> canine!
>
>
> Now, the old poodle sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his
back
> and thinks, "What am I going to do now?", but instead of running,
the
>dog
> sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen
them
> yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old poodle
says.
>
>
> "Where's that darn monkey? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me
another
> leopard!
>
>
> Moral of the story...
>
>
> Don't mess with old farts...age and treachery will always overcome
youth
> and skill! Bullshit and brilliance only come with age and experience............