International Racing Pigeon Issue nr 2 . May 2018 | Page 49

Joe’s Joke

We Must Stop This Immediately

Have your noticed that stairs are getting steeper. Groceries are heavier. And everything is farther away. Yesterday I walked to the corner and was dumbfounded to discover how long our street has become!

And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the young ones, they whisper all the time! If you ask them to speak up they just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing silent messages until they’re red in the face! What do they think I am a lip reader?

I also think they are much younger that I was at the same age. On the other hand, people my own age look older than I am. I ran into an old friend the other day and she has aged so much that she didn’t even recognize me. I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair this morning and in doing so I glanced at my own reflection Well, REALLY NOW, even mirrors are not made the way they used to be!

Another thing, everyone drives so fast these days! You’re risking life and limb if you happen to pull onto the motorway in front of them. All I can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I see them screech and swerve in my rear mirror.

Clothing manufacturers are less civilized these days, why else would they suddenly start labelling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20? Do they think no one notices? And the people who make bathroom scales are pulling the same prank. Do they think I actually ‘Believe’ the number I see on that dial? Ha I would never let myself weigh that much! Just who do these people think they are fooling?

I’d like to call up someone in authority to report what’s going on --- but the telephone company is in on the conspiracy too, they’ve printed the phone books in such small type that no one could ever find a number in there!

All I can do is move this along with the warning WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!!

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