Rats - A very timely story...

killbuck · 10-06-2012, 10:20 AM

Rats - A very timely story...

A Tourist walked into a Chinese curio shop in San Francisco . While
looking around at the exotic merchandise, he noticed a very lifelike,
life-sized, bronze statue of a rat. It had no price tag, but was so
incredibly striking the tourist decided he must have it. He took it to
the old shop owner and asked, "How much for the bronze rat ?"

"Ahhh, you have chosen wisely! It is $12 for the rat and $100 for the
story," said the wise old Chinaman.

The tourist quickly pulled out twelve dollars. "I'll just take the
rat, you can keep the story".

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

A couple blocks later he looked behind him and saw to his horror the
herd of rats behind him had grown to hundreds, and they began
squealing.

Sweating now, the tourist began to trot toward San Francisco Bay .

Again, after a couple blocks, he looked around only to discover that
the rats now numbered in the MILLIONS, and were squealing and coming
toward him faster and faster.

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

Amazingly, the millions of rats all jumped into the Bay after the
bronze rat and were all drowned.

The man walked back to the curio shop in Chinatown .

"Ahhh," said the owner, "You come back for story ?"

"No sir," said the man, "I came back to see if you have a bronze Liberal."

jack404 · 10-06-2012, 03:26 PM

in the basement , if i'm out i'll just duck down to the obozo voting booth whack one over the head and have it bronzed for you in a jiffy

Buckshot · 10-09-2012, 04:13 AM

If only...

10-06-2012, 10:20 AM	#1
killbuck V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: WNY (In the Snow Belt) Posts: 328	Rats - A very timely story... Rats - A very timely story... A Tourist walked into a Chinese curio shop in San Francisco . While looking around at the exotic merchandise, he noticed a very lifelike, life-sized, bronze statue of a rat. It had no price tag, but was so incredibly striking the tourist decided he must have it. He took it to the old shop owner and asked, "How much for the bronze rat ?" "Ahhh, you have chosen wisely! It is $12 for the rat and $100 for the story," said the wise old Chinaman. The tourist quickly pulled out twelve dollars. "I'll just take the rat, you can keep the story". As he walked down the street carrying his bronze rat, the tourist noticed that a few real rats had crawled out of the alleys and sewers and had begun following him down the street. This was a bit disconcerting so he began walking faster. A couple blocks later he looked behind him and saw to his horror the herd of rats behind him had grown to hundreds, and they began squealing. Sweating now, the tourist began to trot toward San Francisco Bay . Again, after a couple blocks, he looked around only to discover that the rats now numbered in the MILLIONS, and were squealing and coming toward him faster and faster. Terrified, he ran to the edge of the Bay and threw the bronze rat as far as he could into the Bay. Amazingly, the millions of rats all jumped into the Bay after the bronze rat and were all drowned. The man walked back to the curio shop in Chinatown . "Ahhh," said the owner, "You come back for story ?" "No sir," said the man, "I came back to see if you have a bronze Liberal." -->

10-06-2012, 03:26 PM	#2
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Rats - A very timely story... in the basement , if i'm out i'll just duck down to the obozo voting booth whack one over the head and have it bronzed for you in a jiffy

10-09-2012, 04:13 AM	#3
Buckshot Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Southern AZ Posts: 881	Re: Rats - A very timely story... If only... __________________ United States of America - Born July 4th, 1776 - Killed by 50 million brain-dead zombies November 6th, 2012 Mack: Shame what this town's come to. Charley Waite: You could do something about it. Mack: What? We're freighters. Ralph here's a shopkeeper. Charley Waite: You're men, ain't you? Mack: I didn't raise my boys just to see 'em killed. Charley Waite: Well you may not know this, but there's things that gnaw at a man worse than dying. - Open Range MOLON LABE