A German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and before long,
discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a panther
heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.
The old German Shepherd thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep shit now!"
Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately
The old German Shepherd thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep shit now!"
Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately
settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the
approaching cat. Just as the panther is about to leap, the old
German Shepherd exclaims loudly,
"Boy, that was one delicious panther!
"Boy, that was one delicious panther!
I wonder if there are any more around here?"
Hearing this, the young panther halts his attack in mid-strike,
Hearing this, the young panther halts his attack in mid-strike,
a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees.
"Whew!" says the panther, "That was close!
"Whew!" says the panther, "That was close!
That old German Shepherd nearly had me!"
Meanwhile, a squirrel who had been watching the whole
Meanwhile, a squirrel who had been watching the whole
scene from a nearby tree figures he can put this knowledge
to good use and trade it for protection from the panther.
So, off he goes.
The squirrel soon catches up with the panther, spills
The squirrel soon catches up with the panther, spills
the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the panther.
The young panther is furious at being made a fool of
The young panther is furious at being made a fool of
and says, "Here, squirrel, hop on my back and see what's
going to happen to that conniving canine!"
Now, the old German Shepherd sees the panther coming
Now, the old German Shepherd sees the panther coming
with the squirrel on his back and thinks, "What am I going
to do now?" But instead of running, the dog sits down
with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen
them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear,
the old German Shepherd says...
"Where's that squirrel? I sent him off an hour ago to
bring me another panther!"
Moral of this story...
Don't mess with the old dogs . Age and skill will always
Moral of this story...
Don't mess with the old dogs . Age and skill will always
overcome youth and treachery!
Bullshit and brilliance only come with age and experience.
Of course, I am in no way insinuating that you are old,
Bullshit and brilliance only come with age and experience.
Of course, I am in no way insinuating that you are old,
just 'youthfully challenged'.
Thanks Hal
"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull." - W. C. Fields
ReplyDeleteBullshit and brilliance only come with age and experience.
ReplyDeleteExcellent proverb! I'm going to commit it to memory and use it in, um, certain situations.
GOODSTUFF, I live it.
ReplyDeleteAOW, the youth need to hear it.
ReplyDeleteBwahahahahahahaha. I'm old and I'm okay with that.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day my friend. ☺
The more youthfully challenged I become, the more I appreciate those words of wisdom. Plus I have more insurance than the young whippersnappers ;)
ReplyDeleteSandee, we oldsters need to stick together.
ReplyDeleteThat's a ridiculous story, Odie. Everyone knows that German Shepherds can't speak panther!
ReplyDeleteFor the same reason they don't allow German tourists on the beaches...because of their dip thongs!
cube, keep a close eye on those beneficiaries.
ReplyDeleteProof, I hadn't thought of any of that. I'm going to have to scold my people.
ReplyDeleteWhat do they say about insurance beneficiaries... trust, but verify.
ReplyDeleteBTW that German Shepherd in the photo looks so much like our Elke. She's 112 pounds of love.
cube, exactly.
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