Red Herrings

 
                 Old Joe The Farmer

                Old Grandpa Joe of  Pea Ridge was bragging to a city guy
                that there was nothing about farming he didn't know.
                " I can plow, sow, reap, milk cows, harvest, and even
                shoe a horse.  Practically no farmers can do that any more.
                I'll bet there ain't one thing you can think of that I can't do."
                The city guy from New York City said three words that
                ended the farmers bragging.
 
                        SOLUTION:  Lay an egg!
 

 
                      Tasha's Doll

                 Tasha's mother bought her an unbreakable doll for Christmas.
                 A week later Tasha's mother told Heather's mother that she was
                 that she was sorry she had bought Tasha the doll, and would
                 advise her not to buy Heather an unbreakable doll.

                         SOLUTION:  Tasha had broken all
      her other toys by hitting them
      with the unbreakable doll.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 
 
 
 

                         The Knapsack

                     A man traveling on a deserted road found the body of a dead man
                     on the roadside.  The dead man was wearing a knapsack.  There
                     were no marks or blood anywhere on the man's body, but the man
                     traveling knew immediately how the man on the road died.

 
                     SOLUTION:  The "knapsack" was
      an unopened parachute.
 
 
 
                        The Man Behind the Counter

                      A young woman walked into a cafe and asked for a drink of water.
                      The man behind the counter suddenly pulled out a gun and pointed
                      it at her.  A few seconds passed, and the woman smiled, thanked
                      the man, and left.
 

                     SOLUTION:  She had the hiccups,
      and the man behind the
      counter scared them out of
      her.
 

 
 

The Phone Call

     "Oh what am I doing!" cried the woman, as the phone rang.
 

     SOLUTION: tHE WOMAN, VERY VERY
      LONELY, HAD SAT BY HER PHONE
      FOR MONTHS, HOPING FOR A
      FRIENDLY PHONE CALL BUT SHE
      NEVER GOT ONE.
 

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