the amazing farmer
#1
the amazing farmer
A businessman was traveling through the country one afternoon when his car broke down. Worried that he would be late for a meeting in a nearby town, he jogged over to the closest farm to get help.
Seeing an old farmer on a stool in the yard milking a cow, the salesman went over asked if he could use a phone. The farmer shrugged toward the house and said, "Go on ahead, it's in the kitchen," and kept on milking.
"Thanks," replied the salesman. "Say, I seem to have misplaced my watch. Do you know what time it is? I have to be in town by 6:00."
The old gent reached out and lifted the cow's udder, squinted hard and said,"'bout 4:45."
Confused, the salesman walked to the house and made the call to a garage in town to come out and fix his car.
Coming back out into the yard, he nervously waited for the tow truck to arrive. They had said they could be out in 15 minutes. Again, he asked the old farmer the time. After performing the same little ritual with the udder, the old farmer said,"'bout 5:00."
He was just about to ask the farmer how he could tell time like that, when the mechanic pulled into the yard and they left to fix his car.
After the car was running, the salesman drove to the farm and stopped to say thanks to the old gent for his help. "Say, I still don't have my watch, could you tell me what time it is? I don't want to miss that meeting."
The farmer again lifted the cow's udder, squinted hard and said, "'bout 5:45 young fella."
Curiousity overcame the man and he had to ask, "Mister, how in the world can you tell what time it is like that?"
The farmer motioned him over beside him. The businessman hunkered down next to the old farmer. The farmer said, "Ok, lift up on that there udder." The man did.
"Now, ya' see that clock on the wall of the barn?"
Seeing an old farmer on a stool in the yard milking a cow, the salesman went over asked if he could use a phone. The farmer shrugged toward the house and said, "Go on ahead, it's in the kitchen," and kept on milking.
"Thanks," replied the salesman. "Say, I seem to have misplaced my watch. Do you know what time it is? I have to be in town by 6:00."
The old gent reached out and lifted the cow's udder, squinted hard and said,"'bout 4:45."
Confused, the salesman walked to the house and made the call to a garage in town to come out and fix his car.
Coming back out into the yard, he nervously waited for the tow truck to arrive. They had said they could be out in 15 minutes. Again, he asked the old farmer the time. After performing the same little ritual with the udder, the old farmer said,"'bout 5:00."
He was just about to ask the farmer how he could tell time like that, when the mechanic pulled into the yard and they left to fix his car.
After the car was running, the salesman drove to the farm and stopped to say thanks to the old gent for his help. "Say, I still don't have my watch, could you tell me what time it is? I don't want to miss that meeting."
The farmer again lifted the cow's udder, squinted hard and said, "'bout 5:45 young fella."
Curiousity overcame the man and he had to ask, "Mister, how in the world can you tell what time it is like that?"
The farmer motioned him over beside him. The businessman hunkered down next to the old farmer. The farmer said, "Ok, lift up on that there udder." The man did.
"Now, ya' see that clock on the wall of the barn?"
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post