Wednesday, October 15, 2008

From a country doctor


THE POST TURTLE

I was suturing a cut on the hand of a favorite patient and friend of mine, an old Texas rancher who'd caught his hand in a gate while he was working cattle. While I worked, we talked and the conversation came around to Sarah Palin and her bid to be a heartbeat away from being President.

The old rancher said, "Well, ya know, Palin is a post turtle."

Not being familiar with the term, I asked, "What's a post turtle?"

The old rancher said, "When you're driving down a country road and you spy a fencepost with a turtle balanced on top, that's a post turtle."

He saw that I looked puzzled, so he continued, "You know she didn't get up there by herself; she doesn't belong up there; she doesn't know what to do while she is up there and you just wonder what kind of dumb ass put her up there to begin with.

Content from Cathy, photo by zeroasterisk.com

6 comments:

Robin said...

Perfect!

Nikki said...

Absolutely BRILLIANT! I knew I liked you.

nikki

storyteller said...

I’m doing a quickie catch up today after being away from home all day yesterday … enjoyed your Ruby Tuesday ‘REDS’ and your Watery Wednesday … but THIS made me stop to say thanks for sharing. It’s so ‘right on’ …
Hugs and blessings,

Jientje said...

I don't really "do" politics, but this really made me smile!!! It's so clear for a European!!Loved it!

Unknown said...

Totally funny! A post turtle. :)

Mel said...

LOVE THIS!!! Sorry i've been MIA lately. Hope you and Bob are doing well.

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