A Bit of Rainy-Day Humor

A woman went into a WalMart to buy a rod and reel for her grandson's birthday. She didn't know which one to get, so she just grabbed one and took it to the counter, where an associate, wearing dark shades, was standing. She said, "Excuse me, sir, but can you tell me anything about this rod and reel?"

The associate replied, "Ma'am, I'm completely blind, but if you'll drop it on the counter, I can tell you everything you need to know about it from the sound it makes."

She didn't believe him but dropped it on the counter anyway.

He immediately said, "That's a 6-foot Shakespeare graphite rod with a Zebco 404 reel and 10-lb. test line. It's a good all-around combination, and it's on sale this week for $20."

"It's amazing that you can tell all that just by the sound it made dropping onto the counter," she responded. "I'll take it."

As she opened her purse, the lady's credit card dropped on the floor.

"Oh, that sounds like a Visa card," said the associate.

As the lady bent down to pick it up, she accidentally broke wind. At first embarrassed, she then figured the blind clerk probably hadn't heard it, and even if he had, he likely would just have thought it was from someone else standing nearby.

Meanwhile, the clerk rang up the sale and said, "That'll be $34.50, please."

Now the woman was totally confused and asked, "Didn't you tell me the rod and reel was on sale for $20? How did you get $34.50?"

He replied, "Yes, Ma'am. The rod and reel is $20, but the duck call is $11, and the catfish bait is $3.50."