Humor always helps one coping with stress ... including the pangs of those maybe struggling with Lenten mortification ....
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As many of us are getting close to midway in our Lenten sacrifices, a little humor certainly can help ease the pain ... i think i overheard someone tell me this tale in the past at Cooter Browns Bar & Restaurant in New Orleans while we were enjoying a few Dixie Long Necks!
A man took his young son to an LSU baseball game, where they have those new "Root Beer Tents." While they were sitting there, he asked the boy what he was going to give up for Lent.
The boy replied, "I don't know, Dad. What are you going to give up?"
His father said, "I've thought about this a lot and decided to give up liquor."
Later in the game, they went to get some refreshments, and the man ordered a beer at the Tent.
His son objected, "Hey, I thought you were giving up liquor!"
His dad answered, "Hard liquor, son. I'm giving up hard liquor. This is just a beer."
To which the boy replied, "Well then, I'm giving up hard candy."
Farctured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces, Part II satirizes popular children's stories into adult-oriented renditions. FFFF &FF, Part II is also available in Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble e-book formats.
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