In Re: The Pringle Contretemps
So, the mayor of Belmar got his knickers in a twist when he was mistaken for a girl while he was riding his bike with his wife. An apparently near-sighted resident in town invited "the ladies'' up to his porch for a little sunset pick-me-up.
The mayor, Kenneth Pringle, should realize there are worse things than being mistaken for a babe in the eventide:
A woman used to pass a pet store every day on her way to work. One morning there was a parrot on a tall perch on the sidewalk.
She walked past and the parrot said, "Hey, lady! Boy, are you ugly!''
Startled, she continued to work. At the end of the day, on her way home, she passed the parrot again. "Hey, lady!'' the parrot squawked. "Boy are you ugly!''
Outraged, she stormed into the pet store, demanded to see the manager and proceeded to upbraid the guy, threatening all types of litigation and demanding satisfaction.
"I'm terribly sorry,'' said the embarassed manager. "This will never happen again.''
The lady went home. But the next day, the parrot was in front of the store.
"Hey, lady!'' the parrot said.
What?'' she responded.
"You know,'' said the parrot.
Count your blessings, mayor.
For the latest on this story, read Erik Larsen's report at http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070710/NEWS01/707100344/1004
The mayor, Kenneth Pringle, should realize there are worse things than being mistaken for a babe in the eventide:
A woman used to pass a pet store every day on her way to work. One morning there was a parrot on a tall perch on the sidewalk.
She walked past and the parrot said, "Hey, lady! Boy, are you ugly!''
Startled, she continued to work. At the end of the day, on her way home, she passed the parrot again. "Hey, lady!'' the parrot squawked. "Boy are you ugly!''
Outraged, she stormed into the pet store, demanded to see the manager and proceeded to upbraid the guy, threatening all types of litigation and demanding satisfaction.
"I'm terribly sorry,'' said the embarassed manager. "This will never happen again.''
The lady went home. But the next day, the parrot was in front of the store.
"Hey, lady!'' the parrot said.
What?'' she responded.
"You know,'' said the parrot.
Count your blessings, mayor.
For the latest on this story, read Erik Larsen's report at http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070710/NEWS01/707100344/1004
posted by Michael Riley at 1:59 PM
4 Comments:
So silly. The mayor should have just kept going. Was he defending the honor of his wife,or himself?
If I were his wife, I'd be offended that her hubby was considered the cute one...ouch!
If the mayor had hit the catcaller..the Pringle's (potato chip) slogan would've rung true: "Once you pop, you can't stop"...
This mayor sounds like a Nazi. Isn't Belmar one of those towns that is taking private property to give to developers?
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