09-27-2008, 11:52 AM
An old lady walks into her grocery store and marches up to the clerk at
checkstand 1 and asks for 10 pounds of sweet potatoes. The clerk politely
informs her that they have none as sweet potatoes aren't in season. She
acts surprised and mumbles something as she leaves the store. Five
minutes later the same lady walks back in. She marches past check stand
1 and proceeds to checkstand 2 where she informs the clerk of her desire
to purchase 10 pounds of sweet potatoes. The clerk informs her that as
sweet potatoes aren't in season the store has none. The old lady turns
away and walks out the door. But 5 minutes latter.......back she comes.
This time she passes checkstands 1 and 2 and proceeds to check stand 3
where the entire scenario repeats itself. She asks for 10 pounds of
sweet potatos and is informed the store has none because they are out of
season after which she leaves.
Five minutes later she is back. She walks past checkstands 1, 2, and 3
and heads for checkstand 4. But she's cut off by the manager who is
rather testy by now. He asks the lady if she is the same one who just
asked clerks at 3 checkstands for sweet potatoes and was told there were
none. She admits she is. So he asks her what he can do for her and she
repeats her request. That did it! The store manager Threw his hat on the
floor & screamed............"Look, Lady!!!!! What's it take for you to
get it and.......let's try this. Lady. If you take the ice from ice
cream, what's left?" She replies after some thought, "Cream?" "good,
Lady." replied the store manager. "Now, lady, if you take the butter out
of buttermilk, what do you have left?" The lady thinks for a few seconds
then replies, "Milk!" "VERY GOOD, LADY" says the store manager as his
face becomes redder. "Now just one last question, lady. Lady," Asks the
store manager, "If you take the stink out of sweet potatoes......what's
left!?" The lady thoughfully ponders the question for a moment and
replies, "Why there isn't any stink in sweet potatoes." And the store
manager explodes, "LADY, THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE HERE HAS BEEN TRYING TO
TELL YOU!!!!"
checkstand 1 and asks for 10 pounds of sweet potatoes. The clerk politely
informs her that they have none as sweet potatoes aren't in season. She
acts surprised and mumbles something as she leaves the store. Five
minutes later the same lady walks back in. She marches past check stand
1 and proceeds to checkstand 2 where she informs the clerk of her desire
to purchase 10 pounds of sweet potatoes. The clerk informs her that as
sweet potatoes aren't in season the store has none. The old lady turns
away and walks out the door. But 5 minutes latter.......back she comes.
This time she passes checkstands 1 and 2 and proceeds to check stand 3
where the entire scenario repeats itself. She asks for 10 pounds of
sweet potatos and is informed the store has none because they are out of
season after which she leaves.
Five minutes later she is back. She walks past checkstands 1, 2, and 3
and heads for checkstand 4. But she's cut off by the manager who is
rather testy by now. He asks the lady if she is the same one who just
asked clerks at 3 checkstands for sweet potatoes and was told there were
none. She admits she is. So he asks her what he can do for her and she
repeats her request. That did it! The store manager Threw his hat on the
floor & screamed............"Look, Lady!!!!! What's it take for you to
get it and.......let's try this. Lady. If you take the ice from ice
cream, what's left?" She replies after some thought, "Cream?" "good,
Lady." replied the store manager. "Now, lady, if you take the butter out
of buttermilk, what do you have left?" The lady thinks for a few seconds
then replies, "Milk!" "VERY GOOD, LADY" says the store manager as his
face becomes redder. "Now just one last question, lady. Lady," Asks the
store manager, "If you take the stink out of sweet potatoes......what's
left!?" The lady thoughfully ponders the question for a moment and
replies, "Why there isn't any stink in sweet potatoes." And the store
manager explodes, "LADY, THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE HERE HAS BEEN TRYING TO
TELL YOU!!!!"
You can't control the wind but you can adjust your sails...at least until the wind blows then down.