Hi! All,

Retired man
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A retired man moves near a high school. He spends the first few weeks of
retirement in peace and quiet. However, when a new school year begins,
three young boys beat on every trash can they encounter every day on their
way home from school.

Finally, the man decides to take action and walks out to meet the boys. He
says, "You kids are a lot of fun. I'll give you each a dollar if
you'll promise to come around every day and do your thing." The kids
continue to do a bang-up job on the trashcans.

After a few days, the man tells the kids, "This recession's really
putting a big dent in my income. From now on, I'll only be able to pay you
50 cents to beat on the cans." The noisemakers are displeased, but
they accept his offer.

A few days later, the retiree approaches them again. "Look," he
says, "I haven't received my pension cheque yet, so I'm not going to
be able to pay more than 20 cents. Will that be OK?"

"A freakin' 20 cents?" the drum leader exclaims! "If you
think we're going to waste our time beating these cans around for a measly
20 cents, then you're nuts. We quit."

=:)

Cheers,
Paul.

... I'm reading a book about anti-gravity.  I can't put it down.
--- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox