Patrick
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« on: September 03, 2016, 03:41:32 AM » |
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A tourist walked into a Chinese curio shop in San Francisco.
While looking around at the exotic merchandise, he noticed a very lifelike, life-sized, bronze statue of a rat. It had no price tag, but was so incredibly striking the tourist decided he must have it. He took it to the old shop owner and asked, "How much for the bronze rat?"
"Ahhh, you have chosen wisely! It is $12 for the rat and $100 for the story," said the wise old Chinaman.
The tourist quickly pulled out twelve dollars, "I'll just take the rat, you can keep the story".
As he walked down the street carrying his bronze rat, the tourist noticed that a few real rats had crawled out of the alleys and sewers and had begun following him down the street. This was a bit disconcerting so he began walking faster.
A couple blocks later he looked behind him and saw to his horror the herd of rats behind him had grown to hundreds, and they began squealing.
Sweating now, the tourist began to trot toward San Francisco Bay.
Again, after a couple blocks, he looked around only to discover that the rats now numbered in the MILLIONS, and were squealing and coming toward him faster and faster.
Terrified, he ran to the edge of the Bay and threw the bronze rat as far as he could into the Bay.
Amazingly, the millions of rats all jumped into the Bay after the bronze rat and were all drowned.
The man walked back to the curio shop in Chinatown.
"Ahhh," said the owner, "You come back for story?"
"No sir," said the man, "I came back to see if you have a bronze Democrat".
I bet you didn't see that one coming.
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boss hoss bill
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« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2016, 04:03:01 AM » |
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Good one Patrick.
I did NOT see that one coming!
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Robert
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« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2016, 04:30:00 AM » |
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“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.”
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2016, 04:46:06 AM » |
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Like this?  Anyone know what this is? |
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Robert
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« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2016, 04:50:57 AM » |
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Oh come on RAT FINK one of the most popular toys when I was a kid. Rat Fink is one of the several characters created by artist Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, one of the originators of Kustom Kulture of automobile enthusiasts. Roth conceived Rat Fink as an anti-hero answer to Mickey Mouse.
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« Last Edit: September 03, 2016, 04:52:53 AM by Robert »
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“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.”
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Patrick
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« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2016, 06:01:38 AM » |
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Yep, I used to have the Rat Fink cartoons/drawings hung up in the garage when I was a kid. And I used to waste my time in school drawing him rather than pay attention to the teachers.
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2016, 06:12:28 AM » |
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Don't know about Rat Fink...but this is the Rat trophy for the best Rat Bike The Daytona Beach Rats Hole bike show |
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Robert
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« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2016, 06:15:50 AM » |
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Well good thing is you will know now why that trophy was awarded  |
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“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.”
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« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2016, 06:21:10 AM » |
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ok, heres the second picture I meant to post.....the winning Rat Bike.  |
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Robert
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« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2016, 06:22:50 AM » |
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That would probably be in line with some of the cars and bikes and the general idea of that reward and the cars that went with it.  |
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“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.”
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« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2016, 08:57:24 AM » |
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
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