Get your motor running Thursday #351!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

you all want a good chuckle? I posted this on Angel's thread earlier but since not all of you all see that. Well, here goes:

Thought you might enjoy my adventure this morning.
I was sitting in my big chair this morning. Suddenly I heard a loud ringing/buzzing. I have been battling an ear infection so at first I didn't pay it any mind.

It got louder and woudn't stop. I went into other rooms. No noise. I walked around outside the house. No noise. Back in the front room, loud annoying noise!!!

I unplugged everything electric and made sure everything was off. Still noise continued. It sounded like it was coming from the ceiling crawl space to me. So I called a electrician.

They came and couldn't find what was causing it either. They turned off power to the entire house. Noise still continued. They called for advise from their boss. He said it could possibly be cable or telephone lines. They were getting ready to go outside and disconnect those to see if noise stopped.

The youngest guy (and the one with the best hearing of all of us) went behind my chair. He kept swearing the noise was coming from there somewhere.

"I found it!" he yelled. He dove under my chair and pulled out an old electronic poker game I've had for years. Apparently Winnie had knocked it off a stand this morning and broke the on/off switch. It was squawking!!!

How embarrassing!!! But I am so glad nothing was shorting out in my house wiring or anything.

Wasn't it nice of God to keep me distracted so I wouldn't worry about Angel this morning? (she is at the vet's for her big girl surgery)

Of course, when I get the bill for an emergency service call, I may not feel quite so blessed.

See, Playing poker can get you into trouble!!!!

[RICHARD]

See, Playing poker can get you into trouble!!!!

On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere,
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.
So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness
'Til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.

He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,
And knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.
And if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces.
For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."

So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.
Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right."

DONE!