Wednesday, November 10, 2004

The Texas Two-Step

Clyde Herountyler was a policeman for 42 years. He used to patrol the southeastern corner of Lubec TX. Harry Stalkerstien was coming down I 218 one afternoon after a tryst with old Clyde's wife Harlene, and it wouldn't have been too big a deal except that Harry had forgotten to take off Harlene's bra and he never realized it atall.
Sailin' past Clyde at about 57 mph, Harry decide to shank it into the grass and take a short cut through Jasper Donlevy's watermelon patch. Unfortunately Jasper was *in* the patch at the time and was abent over appreciating his latest crop o' melons. He thought that he'd heard a low roar, but by the time he'd had a chance to stand upright and turn, Harry clips him and fairly crushes his hip as he passes. Needless to say, Jasper won't be entering those melons in this year's fair.
Clyde is takin' all this in from his vantage point about six car links behind old Harry who doesn't see him back there atall. So when Harry realizes that he's just put Jasper down he turns around and starts back toward Jasper and, unbeknownst to him, towards Clyde. Well, the grass is pretty tall during this time of year and Clyde has dropped back so far now that he doesn't see Harry aheadin' right toward him. The ensuing explosion that results as these two cars commence to collide sends a fireball into the sky that can be seen all the way over to Vince Chantowerk's place in Yancy.
People still bring that incident up now and again, whenever the conversation leans toward cross dressin' or Watermelon...or Harlene Herountyler.

Marcus Tee