uncle phil

A man in North Carolina had a flat tire,
pulled off on the side of the road, and
proceeded to put a bouquet of flowers
in front of the car and one behind it.
Then he got back in the car to wait.

A passerby studied the scene as he drove by
and was so curious he turned around and went back.

He asked the fellow what the problem was.

The man replied, "I have a flat tire."

The passerby asked, "But what's with the flowers?"

The man responded, "When you break down they tell you
to put flares in the front and flares in the back.
I never did understand it neither."

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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
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you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

ratbastid

Hm.... Sounds a little more Texan than North Carolinian... But funny anyway!