[Magdalen] Tickle Box Repair, Jon-style

[Jon Egger]

Loved it Jim!  Keep em coming!

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Grace & peace,
Deacon Jon Egger



*“In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who
has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to
deceive and overawe the People."(Eugene V. Debs, Anti-War Speech, June 16,
1918) *


On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 9:39 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Funny timing!  At the grocery today I saw a woman in the produce aile who
> was intrigued by the pile of terrific-looking artichokes.  She read the
> sign and asked me what you do with them. They really are formidable
> looking, and these were especially beautiful looking.  So I explained how I
> cook them, which is just to boil or steam them and just pull of he leaves
> one by one and dip them in melted butter.  She seemed intrigued, but
> dubious.  I suggested she try a can of artichoke hearts to see if she liked
> those.  She had also never seen or eaten Swiss chard, which was a little
> ways down from the artichokes.  I told her you cook it just like other
> greens. She said she loves greens.  Don't know if she bought any of that...
>
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 6:18 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Tired of constantly being broke & stuck in an unhappy marriage, a young
> > husband decided to solve both problems by taking out a large insurance
> > policy on his wife, with himself as the beneficiary, and then arranging
> to
> > have her killed.
> >
> > A 'friend of a friend' put him in touch with a nefarious dark-side
> > underworld figure who went by the name of 'Artie.' Artie explained to the
> > husband that his going price for snuffing out a spouse was $5,000.The
> > husband said he was willing to pay that amount, but that he wouldn't have
> > any cash on hand until he could collect his wife's insurance money. Artie
> > insisted on being paid at least something up front, so the man opened his
> > wallet, displaying the single dollar bill that rested inside. Artie
> sighed,
> > rolled his eyes, & reluctantly agreed to accept the dollar as down
> payment
> > for the dirty deed.A few days later, Artie followed the man's wife to the
> > local Super Wal-Mart Store. There, he surprised her in the produce
> > department & proceeded to strangle her with his gloved hands. As the poor
> > unsuspecting woman drew her last breath & slumped to the floor, the
> manager
> > of the produce department stumbled unexpectedly onto the murder scene.
> > Unwilling to leave any living witnesses behind, ol' Artie had no choice
> but
> > to strangle the produce manager as well.However, unknown to Artie, the
> > entire proceedings were captured by the hidden security cameras &
> observed
> > by the store's security guard, who immediately called the police. Artie
> was
> > caught and arrested before he could even leave the store.
> >
> > Under intense questioning at the police station, Artie revealed the whole
> > sordid plan, including his unusual financial arrangements with the
> hapless
> > husband, who was also quickly arrested.
> >
> > The next day in the newspaper, the headline declared..
> >
> > (Scroll Down)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 'ARTIE CHOKES 2 for$1.00 @ WAL-MART!'
> >
> > Oh, quit Groaning! I don't write this stuff, I receive it from my warped
> > friend and then sent it on to my other warped friends.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jim
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Grace Cangialosi
> Ruckersville, VA
>
> Keep Calm and Carry OM.
>