Murder Grins And Bears It
“The train stopped on the tracks across the street from the restaurant meant that Otis Knudson was inside.
I could drive on home and make a sandwich for lunch, but then I’d have to face Grandma Johnson’s snaky tongue and Heather’s hound-dog eyes.
The two of them were going to give me an ulcer sooner or later. Besides, I enjoyed talking to Otis, so I swung in.
“What you got in the back of your truck?” Carl called from a table he shared with Otis. “A bear?”
“If that’s a bear,” Otis said. “It’s sti...ll alive. I just saw it move.”
“Hey Ruthie, you got any roadkill on the menu?” Carl called out, tipping back on his chair.
“What kind of vegetable goes with roadkill?” Otis asked.
“Squash,” Carl replied.
I’d gone through this routine already only about a hundred times. It’s easy to entertain Yoopers, and a good joke stays around for a long time.
“You’re not going to sit with these two old fools,” Ruthie exclaimed as she set plates in front of Carl and Otis.MoreLess
I could drive on home and make a sandwich for lunch, but then I’d have to face Grandma Johnson’s snaky tongue and Heather’s hound-dog eyes.
The two of them were going to give me an ulcer sooner or later. Besides, I enjoyed talking to Otis, so I swung in.
“What you got in the back of your truck?” Carl called from a table he shared with Otis. “A bear?”
“If that’s a bear,” Otis said. “It’s sti...ll alive. I just saw it move.”
“Hey Ruthie, you got any roadkill on the menu?” Carl called out, tipping back on his chair.
“What kind of vegetable goes with roadkill?” Otis asked.
“Squash,” Carl replied.
I’d gone through this routine already only about a hundred times. It’s easy to entertain Yoopers, and a good joke stays around for a long time.
“You’re not going to sit with these two old fools,” Ruthie exclaimed as she set plates in front of Carl and Otis.MoreLess
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