A biker stops by the local Harley Shop to have his bike fixed. They
>> > couldn't do it while he waited, so he said he didn't live far and
> would
>> > just walk home.
>> >
>> > On the way home he stopped at the hardware store and bought a bucket
> and
>> > an anvil. He stopped by the feed store/livestock dealer and picked up
> a
>> > couple of chickens and a goose.
>> >
>> > However, struggling outside the store he now had a problem: how to
> carry
>> > all of his purchases home.
>> >
>> > While he is scratching his head he was approached by a little old
>> > lady
>> > who told him she was lost. She asked, "Can you tell me how to get to
>> 1603
>> > Mockingbird Lane?"
>> >
>> > The biker said, "Well, as a matter of fact, I live at 1616
>> > Mockingbird
>> > Lane. I would walk you home but I can't carry this lot."
>> >
>> > The old lady suggested, "Why don't you put the anvil in the bucket,
>> carry
>> > the bucket in one hand, put a chicken under each arm and carry the
> goose
>> > in your other hand?"
>> >
>> > "Why thank you very much," he said and proc! eeded to walk the old
> girl
>> > home.
>> >
>> > On the way he says, "Let's take my short cut and go down this alley.
>> > We'll be there in no time."
>> >
>> > The little old lady looked him over cautiously and then said, "I am a
>> > lonely widow without a husband to defend me. How do I know that when
> we
>> > get in the alley you won't hold me up against the wall, pull up my
>> skirt,
>> > and have your way with me?"
>> >
>> > The biker said, "Holy smokes lady! I am carrying a bucket, an anvil,
> two
>> > chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up
>> > against the wall and do that?"
>> >
>> > The lady replied, "Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put
>> the
>> > anvil on top of the bucket, and I'll hold the chickens."