Random Thoughts
I always have known that I should be aware of the danger of wild animals. Whenever I went to a circus I was nervous when I came near the lion and tiger cages. See, I should have been. Look at what happened when a tornado struck near Wakeeney. There was a small circus in town and with all the wailing of the warning signals, two frightened elephants escaped and went tearing through the town. One ended up in a couple's back yard, drinking water from the bird bath. If you looked out the window and saw that, what would you think?
"I went to the animal fair, The birds and beasts were there. The old baboon by the light of the moon, was combing his auburn hair. The monkey, he got drunk and sat on the elephant's trunk. The elephant sneezed, fell down on his knees, and what became of the monkey monk, monkey monk, monkey monk?"
Did you ever sing that song in your youthful days?
Have you read "Water for Elephants?" It is a good circus story, real modern.
Boys used to run away to the circus. At least I've read stories about that. What do they do now? Steal Dad's car and join the dope and drink crowd.
Did you read the story where the wife asked her husband to get her some ice cream and cake. When he came from the kitchen he handed her a plate of eggs and bacon. She said, "I told you I wanted the eggs scrambled."
It must be my silly time. That's what is wrong today. People don't get funny anymore. We have gotten too blasé. They say laughter is good for our health. Stories, amusing, come out on the Internet, but not the big-laugh kind. Maybe I've lost my "funny bone" or not in the right crowd.
— NORMA HANNAFORD
