An old man in Mississippi was sitting on his front porch, enjoying the sunrise, when he saw the neighbor’s boy walking by carrying something large under his arm.
Old Man:
“Hey, boy! What you got there?”
Boy:
“A roll of chicken wire.”
Old Man:
“What are you going to do with that?”
Boy:
“I’m going to catch some chickens.”
The old man laughed.
Old Man:
“You silly boy! You can’t catch chickens with chicken wire!”
The boy just smiled and kept walking.
That evening, the boy walked past the old man’s house again. To the old man’s surprise, he was dragging the chicken wire behind him, with about 30 chickens caught in it.
The next morning, the old man was sitting on his porch again when he saw the boy walking by with something round in his hand.
Old Man:
“Hey, boy! What you got there?”
Boy:
“A roll of duct tape.”
Old Man:
“What are you going to do with that?”
Boy:
“I’m going to catch some ducks.”
Old Man:
“You silly boy! You can’t catch ducks with duct tape!”
The boy laughed and continued on his way.
That evening, the boy came walking home, dragging the unrolled duct tape behind him with about 35 ducks caught in it.
The following morning, the old man saw the boy walking by carrying a long stick with something fuzzy on the end.
Old Man:
“Hey, boy! What you got there?”
Boy:
“It’s a pussy willow.”
The old man immediately stood up.
Old Man:
“Wait up… I’ll get my hat!”