Show on the beam A shaggy dog story is a story that is gu guaranteed granteed aran teed to drive 98 of the sane people mad it is a story with avith a trick ending that exactly let you down but it certainly wont pick you up the following could be classed as a shaggy dog story depending upon how it strikes you and despite the fact that it is not about dogs shaggy or otherwise once upon a time a man intent on buying a donkey stopped at a quaint little farm next to an ail orchard in which was seated a fine donkey the farmer sold the animal with a word of warning hes a wonderful animal but ile he has one peculiarity he likes to sit on oil apples with the understanding that lie he was to avoid all orchards or any place where there were apples the man slowly rode away they traveled for a couple of hours careful to avoid every orchard they came to a small stream and just as they reached the center the donkey sat down throwing the unsuspecting gent into the cold water burning with anger the man mail hurried back to the farmer and demanded to know why the critter bated himself in a stream where there was vas no apples 1 I forgot to tell ya exclaimed the farmer he has one other peculiarity he also likes to sit on fish I 1 |