The honor system
Everything about country side customs delighted my neighbors, who had moved to our small town from the city. One day they spotted a sign, “Fresh Eggs For Sale” at a roadside stand where payment was on the honor system.
“Why can’t everyone be this trusting?” they said as they put their money into the box and took a carton. When they got home and opened it, they found 11 eggs.
Financial difficulties
My husband, Mike, and I had several stressful months of financial difficulties. So one evening I was touched to see him gazing at the diamond wedding ring that symbolized our marriage. “With this ring…” I began romantically.
“We could pay off Visa,” he responded.
Tarzan
Tarzan and Jane were expecting their fourth child and were pretty strapped for cash, so Tarzan decided to go into the used-crocodile business. Monday morning he got up early, shaved, put on his best loin cloth, swung down to the river, and spent the whole day fighting, haggling over and hassling with cranky crocs.
As dusk fell, a wan Tarzan swung back to the treehouse and demanded, “Quick, Jane, some milk to drink!” Tossing it back he barked, “Another, Jane, quickly please!” Gulping it down, he held out his glass again. “One more, Jane.”
“Aw, honey, don’t you think you’re overdoing it a bit?” she chided gently.
“You don’t understand, Jane… it’s a jungle out there.”
