[pct-l] One Last Joke (again)

[Austin Williams]

lol

Austin Williams

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"*Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a
fruit salad.*"
-Proverb



On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 5:08 PM, <abiegen at cox.net> wrote:

> So Switchback is a thru-hiker through and through. Hiked most of the long
> trails, some more than once. Being a through hiker has cost him though, in
> terms of job opportunities and relationships. Keeping jobs just long enough
> to get some money for the next thru. Mattress testing, pool lapping, lap
> dancing, looting hiker booty and putting the odd damsel into distress just
> doesn't pay very much and you really can't afford to buy a house or have any
> permanent relationships. So Switchback lived at home with his mother,
> Talkback, his brother Laidback and his cat Kyphosis. He cared very deeply
> for them. On his thru hikes when he got to towns he would always call home
> to chat with his loved ones.
>
> Starting out on another thru hike of the PCT, Switchback made his first
> stop at Lake Morena. After putting up his tarp and arranging his gear,
> consuming some donuts and setting a few traps for unsuspecting hikers, he
> called home. Laidback answered the phone.
>
> "So, how's it going?" Switchback asked.
>
> His brother Laidback answered, "Kyphosis is dead."
>
> Switchback went ballistic. "My favorite cat died and you just tell me like
> that? You knew I was going to be gone for five months. You knew I would be
> calling at each town I passed through. You could have broken it to me
> gently, darn it. The first time I called you could have said 'Kyphosis is on
> the roof and we can't get her down.'
>
> When I called from Mount Laguna you could have said that the fire
> department had come over but they were having trouble catching the cat on
> the roof. When I called from Warner Springs you could have said that the
> firemen caught Kyphosis but the cat fell and was slightly injured. When I
> called from Idyllwild You could have said that the cat was in the pet
> hospital, but the outlook still was good. When I called from Wrightwood you
> could have told me that the she took a turn for the worse but the best
> veterinary surgeons were working on her. When I called from Agua Dulce you
> could have told me that they tried their best but  Kyphosis died quietly in
> her sleep."
>
> "You break things like this gently, you don't just blurt it out! "
> Switchback went on. " I don't know why you are so insensitive. I'm just fed
> up with you! I don't want to talk to you any more! Put Mom on the phone."
>
> Laidback replied, "Mom's on the roof and we can't get her down."
>
> TrailHacker
> "*Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Comedy is know who to throw it
> at.*"
> -Proverb
>
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