Friday, December 6, 2024

A Camel Smoker

 

        You see, not everyone is a good storyteller.  Some think they are but they’re not.  The person who told this story to me, actually started the story in the middle.  I had no clue what had led up to any of it.  When they told it, Mary and Joseph had already reached Bethlehem.  Fact is, Joseph was at a neighborhood block party.  They had all the streets blocked off.  It was quite a hoot. Joseph had been put in charge of bringing the meat.  He had built this smoker and had become quite proficient at using it and everyone knew it.  Putting him in charge of that was a no-brainer.

        Meanwhile, Mary – having just walked off the job due to a dispute over family leave time, was herself headed to the party.  Her job on the assembly line was installing GPS systems in Cadillacs.  It was their very popular North Star system.  It was on her way to the block party when she came across a shepherd named Timothy Wiseman.  He, as well as his two brothers decided to join in the festivities.

        Stop me if you’ve heard this…