Push-Ups and a Phone Call, Light Saber Encounter and Farmer John

Some Funny Stories...

During the summer, we went with the guys to an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), event that was held at the church we attend. The guys know that they are not allowed to bet money, so instead, they “bet” push-ups. If the competitor they chose won, the other guy had to do some pre-determined amount of push-ups, and vice-versa. On the final match, my son bet one of the guys 600 push-ups. 300 of of the push-ups were “due and payable” right away, while the other 300 were due over the course of a couple of weeks. The stipulation with the second 300 was that the collector could call for them at any time and the payer had to do them.

Well, my son, Aaron, lost the bet. Now his house brother, J, has a 300 push-up debt to collect from him over the next few days. This morning, J had the idea to call Aaron while he was riding the bus to school and tell him to drop and give him 30 on the spot. I went and got my cell phone which has Aaron's cell number in it, and showed it to J, who punched it into our house phone.

When the person on the other end answered, J got a really peculiar look on his face. He said, “Uh, can I talk to Aaron?” He waited while the person on the other end responded. “Give the phone to Aaron,” he said to the person on the other end. “Did I get a wrong number?” he said to me and the person on the line. I told him that the number in my phone is the correct number. Again, he looked perplexed and the person on the other end insisted Aaron wasn't there. Finally, fully perplexed, J, hung up the phone.

I asked to see the phone, to see if he'd dialed the number correctly. He had not. He'd dialed at least the pre-fix incorrectly – he'd call Massachusetts! Not only that, but the person on the other end of the conversation was “an old lady.” J said he thought it was just one of Aaron's friends acting like an old lady.

I'll bet she was really confused!

10-25-12

So, have you been hit in the head recently by a light saber? I was last night!  Most folks would have been decapitated, but not me!  :)

10-25-12

One of my guys came to the breakfast table this morning dressed like “Farmer John.” He was wearing these huge overalls, a plaid work shirt, a ball cap and sunglasses. He really looked the part.

He got up from the table and walked over to the sink. Apparently, the overalls had been stuck around his waist, because as soon as he reached the sink to put his dishes in; the overalls fell straight to his ankles! Fortunately, he had on a pair of pants underneath.

Phew!