Subject: Buying Land
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Tue Dec 18 2001 - 07:28:09 EST
"Buying Land"
A fellow was in the market to buy some acreage.
He found just what he was looking for, but it was
a little expensive. During an inspection of the
property, however, he found a hive of bees. He
told the owner that he was deathly afraid of bees,
and there was no way he could consider this piece
of land. The landowner assured him that the bees
were completely harmless, but the buyer would
have no part of it.
Finally, the landowner made an offer. The buyer
would allow himself to be tied to a tree for an hour,
nude, under the nest. So sure of the friendliness
of his bees was the farmer that if ONE bee were
to sting him, the farm would be his for free. The
buyer thought it over and decided it was worth
the risk.
An hour later, the farmer walked out to the tree and
saw the poor buyer slumped over in his bindings.
Fearing the worst, he ran up to him and asked him
if he had been stung. The city fellow looked up and
weakly said, "No, but doesn't that calf have a mother?"
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