|
|
Shoes
Arnold and his wife were
cleaning out the attic one day when
he came across a ticket from the local shoe repair shop. The
date stamped on the ticket showed that it was over eleven
years old. They both laughed and tried to remember which of
them might have forgotten to pick up a pair of shoes over a
decade ago.
"Do you think the shoes will still be in the shop?"
Arnold
asked.
"Not very likely," his wife said.
"It's worth a try," Arnold said, pocketing the ticket.
He
went downstairs, hopped into the car, and drove to the
store.
With a straight face, he handed the ticket to the man behind
the counter. With a face just as straight, the man said,
"Just a minute. I'll have to look for these." He
disappeared
into a dark corner at the back of the shop.
Two minutes later, the man called out, "Here they are!"
"No kidding?" Arnold called back. "That's terrific!
Who
would have thought they'd still be here after all this
time."
The man came back to the counter, empty-handed. "They'll be
ready Thursday."