The Tractor Fanatic
There was this fellow who was in love with tractors. He had shelves of books on the subject as well as models and posters etc. One day, while reading the paper, he noticed that there was going to be a big agricultural fair being held on the other side of the city, and he decided to go and see some of his favourite tractors in person.
When he arrived he was pleasantly surprised to see that several manufacturers of farm equipment were selling their wares. He thought that this would be a great opportunity to finally purchase a tractor of his very own! He walked up to the first dealer who was selling a large green tractor and asked the salesman if he could sit in it. It was love at first sight!! Unfortunately, the cost of this model was far beyond what our hero could afford, so he thanked the man and carried on through the show.
It wasn't long before he came across another dealer selling blue tractors. They were a little smaller than the green ones, so he thought that he might be able to afford one of these. He spoke hopefully to the dealer only to be disappointed again at the high cost of his favourite farm machine. He accepted several brochures and, slightly more downcast than before, left the booth to tour through the rest of the exhibition.
Just as he was approaching the exit, he caught sight of a third tractor dealer. Hardly daring to get his hopes up he approached the booth where there was a small red tractor. "Surely I can afford one of these" he thought, "they are so small".
Alas, our poor friend was disappointed for a final time. In fact he was so upset that as he left the arena he threw away all the brochures and posters of tractors into the trash and stalked off into the night, a bitter man.
On his way home he passed by a bar and decided that if he couldn't have a tractor then he would drown his sorrows. He goes into the dark and very smokey bar and the barman asks "Hey buddy, why the long face?"
The man explains his love of tractors and his intense unhappiness at being unable to afford one. In fact it is at this moment that the man swears off tractors forever vowing to dispose off his collection never to look at a tractor again!! He then orders five straight whiskies. The barman, a sympathetic soul, recognizes true heartbreak when he sees it and offers the man a deal. He tells the man that if he can clear all the smoke from the bar he will let him drown his sorrows all night for free.
The man agrees and then suddenly gives a mighty inhalation and to all the patrons amazement sucks in all the smoke in the bar!!! As the bartender pours him his drinks one of the barflies at the end of the bar turns to his buddy expresses his incredulity at this feat. His buddy, unimpressed, turns to his friend and says, "So what? I overheard him say to the barman that he was an ex-tractor fan"
... | Back to the Joke List | «« Read the Previous Joke »» | ...
