Show BLAME US CAN YOU t 1 FOR TRY TRYING ING Many years ago as a ca cabbie bie in New York I learned a valuable lesson in human nature I It t had not been an easy day There had been the usual amount of ugly people demanding I take tak them places that did not exist the usual amount of pregnant women and half frantic husbands husbands husbands hus hus- bands murders muggings rap- rap ings and These were things one came to expect in New York But this one particular morning morning morning morn morn- ing found me in quite an ugly humor Holding the door open for a rather attractive young lady I managed to slip against the door and in doing so pinched pinched pinched pin pin- ched my hand rather severely in inthe inthe inthe the door I use severely rather mildly of course In truth the th thing ing hurt like hell As the day progressed the hand worsened and as the hand went so went my attitude By four o'clock I was in such a state of despair about my problems that I even failed to notice a fare trying to catch my attention about a half block away I did notice finally and what I did notice was so dramatic an effect that I almost instantly forgot my hand and all the depressing subjects Id I'd been preoccupied preoccupied preoccupied pre pre- occupied with all day The man was LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY Y He was laughing so hard as a matter of fact that he was hardly hardly hard hard- ly Iy standing standing standing-he he was leaning over ove like the jester of so many playing cards We had driven only three blocks when my curiosity had me completely overwhelmed I knew I had to ask th this is man the secret of his happiness And so I did Excuse me for askin Mac I said But what seems to make you so happy th this is afternoon You know my friend he replied This morning I was at atthe atthe atthe the end of my rope Im I'm a business business business bus bus- iness man in the midst of bankruptcy bankruptcy bankruptcy bank bank- my wife is suing for a divorce and my kid is taking drugs You must ask why a manin man manin manin in my state can be so happy Yes I admitted with even stronger curiosity This morning on the way to the office in the midst of all my woes suicide I saw something that changed my attitude completely I I haven't stopped laughing since I And what was that I asked Well he spoke This morning morning morning morn morn- ing I saw some jerk-ball jerk cabbie stupidly fall against the door of his cab and break his hand hand but but good I tell you I haven't stopped stopped stopped stop stop- ped laughing since sincel What a clown Needless to say I got a tip THE EDITOR 4 |