The Bronze Rat - The Firearms Forum

berto64 · 08-28-2008, 02:15 AM

A man walked into a curio shop in
Galveston, Texas. Looking around at the exotica, he
noticed a very life-like, life-sized Bronze statue of a rat. It had no
price tag but it looked so striking that he decided he must have it.

He took it to the owner and asked,
"How much is the bronze rat?"

"Twelve dollars for the rat, a
hundred dollar restocking charge if you bring it back," said the owner.

The man gave the shop owner twelve
dollars. "I'll take the rat and I won't be bringing it back."

As he walked down the street carrying
the bronze rat, he noticed that a few real rats had crawled out of
alleys
and sewers and they began following him down the street. This was a bit
disconcerting, so he began to walk little bit faster.

Within a couple of blocks, the group
of rats behind him grew to over a hundred and they began squealing. He
started to trot towards the Harbor.

He took a nervous look around and saw
that the rats numbered in the thousands, maybe in the millions and
they were all squealing and coming towards him faster and faster.

Terrified, he ran to the edge of the
water and threw the bronze rat as far out into the Harbor as he
could.

Amazingly, the millions of rats all
jumped into the water after it and they all drowned.

The man walked back to the curio
shop. "Aha," said the owner, "You're bringing it
back!"

"Actually, no," said the man.
"I came back to see how much you
wanted for that little bronze Mexican over there."

AL MOUNT · 08-28-2008, 12:45 PM

Hmmmmm .... wonder if that would work with a statue of Obama ?

08-28-2008, 02:15 AM	#1
berto64 VMBB Admin Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Owyhee County, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,388	The Bronze Rat A man walked into a curio shop in Galveston, Texas. Looking around at the exotica, he noticed a very life-like, life-sized Bronze statue of a rat. It had no price tag but it looked so striking that he decided he must have it. He took it to the owner and asked, "How much is the bronze rat?" "Twelve dollars for the rat, a hundred dollar restocking charge if you bring it back," said the owner. The man gave the shop owner twelve dollars. "I'll take the rat and I won't be bringing it back." As he walked down the street carrying the bronze rat, he noticed that a few real rats had crawled out of alleys and sewers and they began following him down the street. This was a bit disconcerting, so he began to walk little bit faster. Within a couple of blocks, the group of rats behind him grew to over a hundred and they began squealing. He started to trot towards the Harbor. He took a nervous look around and saw that the rats numbered in the thousands, maybe in the millions and they were all squealing and coming towards him faster and faster. Terrified, he ran to the edge of the water and threw the bronze rat as far out into the Harbor as he could. Amazingly, the millions of rats all jumped into the water after it and they all drowned. The man walked back to the curio shop. "Aha," said the owner, "You're bringing it back!" "Actually, no," said the man. "I came back to see how much you wanted for that little bronze Mexican over there." __________________ Be who you are & say what you will, Those that matter won't mind and those that mind don't matter. I'm a bitter clinger, One Nation Under God. -->

08-28-2008, 12:45 PM	#2
AL MOUNT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cleaning my Thompson in The Foothills of the Ozark Mountains Posts: 3,111	Re: The Bronze Rat Hmmmmm .... wonder if that would work with a statue of Obama ? __________________ 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division Vietnam 67-68