In Zurich, this guy told us an amazing story. One of the funniest I've heard in a long time. Very bizarre, but true ... it oughtta put you in a good moo.
"Well there I was (add thick british accent here), just dreyvin' along, mindin' me owen business, seeh, and I was at some border, somewheh down in south-east Asia. I think it was Burma ... anyway, these guys ask me if I wanna spend 10 bucks to shoot their pistol, right?" (We all nod.) "But I say naw, you knoww, I've already done that! So they chatter together for a bit, and come back with a new offer: How would I like to shoot a russian made Kalashnikoff?! How much, I ask. Now, this is a dangerous question, mind you, because it lets them know that you have a bit o' money, seeh? Twenty-five bucks, they say. I ponder this for a wee minute, then say no ... So I shoot some russian machine gun up in the air, so what, you know?!" (Here comes the best part.)
"So they come back and ask me if I'm a 'Thrill Seekah?' Whoa! I suppose I am, I say. So they kinda grin, and say they've got uh special deal for me. Oh, Christ, I think to meself, 'cuz special deals can be really good or really bad, ye know? But being an open minded chap, I asks 'em what they've got for me."
"You get too shooot (add zany asian accent here, befuddled by heavy british accent) ... you shoot a COW! With a BAZOOKA!!! Only 100 bucks!" What??
So our english friend says he was in shock, dumbfounded in fact - keep in mind that at this point, me and Nakedman are rolling on the floor with laughter - when they asked him if he wanted to shoot a cow with a bazooka! What a special deal! What a bargain! Burgers for days! Ewwergghh. He said he even contemplated doing it. I mean, how often does one get the chance to shoot a bazooka? At a cow, no less! As he was pondering this, the border guys hit him with their best offer ... now this is an absolute scream:
"Don't worry - WE TIE COW DOWN !!!!!!!!!!"
Posted by calico at July 22, 2003 02:18 PM