The Last Thing

"Roadwork"*

*While driving through South Carolina, I kept
having to slow down for road repair crews.

To keep the workers safe, the highway department
posted a series of signs that read, "Let 'em work. Let 'em live."

On one of the signs an exasperated motorist had added,

"Let 'em finish!"

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"The Last Thing"*

*A terrific explosion occurs in a gunpowder factory,
and once all the mess has been cleared up, an inquiry begins.

One of the few survivors is pulled up to make a
statement. "OK Simpson," says the investigator,
"You were near the scene - what happened?"

"Well, it's like this. Old Charley was in the mixing
room, and I saw him take a cigarette out of his pocket and light up."

"He was smoking in the mixing room?" the investigator
said in stunned horror, "How long had he been with
the company?"

"About 20 years, sir"

"20 years in the company, then he goes and strikes a
match in the mixing room, I'd have thought it would
 have been the last thing he'd have done."

"It was, sir."
Received on Wed Jan 19 17:12:43 2011