Weekend Fun (週末笑話)

Just saw an excellent film on French farmers. Farmers are peculiar people. They are really serious about their land and about people but only if they help directly to keep their farm going but little else except for the women, who want to poke their nose into everything remotely connected to the concept of domestic life.  But they can also have a wry sense of humor. Here's one.

A newlywed farmer and his wife got a "visit" by her mother, who
immediately demanded an inspection of the place. The farmer genuinely tried to be friendly to her, hoping that it
could be a friendly, non-antagonistic relationship.
But it didn't work. She kept nagging them at every opportunity, demanding
changes, offering unwanted advice, and generally making life unbearable
to the him and his new bride.
While they were walking through the barn, during the forced inspection,
the farmer's mule suddenly reared up and kicked the mother-in-law in the
head, killing her instantly.
It was a shock  and a blow.





At the funeral service a few days later, the farmer stood near the
casket and greeted folks as they walked by.The pastor noticed that
whenever a woman would whisper something to the farmer, he would nod his
head yes and say something. Whenever a man walked by and whispered to
the farmer, however, he would shake his head and mumble a no reply.

Curious as to this bizarre behavior, the pastor later asked the farmer what that was all about.The farmer replied, "The women would say, 'What a terrible tragedy' and I would nod my head and say, 'Yes, it was.' The men would then ask, 'Can I borrow that mule?' and I would shake my head and say, 'Can't. It's all booked up for a year.'"

Have a nice weekend.