The Thirsty String
This is dedicated to my brother, Bill.. RIP.. He wrote this joke and he was a very good poet
A string walked into a bar.
He was feeling very hot.
He said I need a drink…
Please tell me what you’ve got!
The bartender said I’m sorry…
We do not serve strings here!
But I don’t want a string…
I would like a cold beer!
No! …You are a string…
And it’s written on the wall.
We do not serve strings…
It’s against our bar’s law!
The string headed for the door.
You could see he was frustrated.
He murmured under his breath…
“This place is overrated!”
He got himself so stressed…
He tied himself in a knot.
Why can’t a string get a drink…
When a string gets really hot!
Then he got an idea…
I will go there in disguise!
I’ll try to change my voice…
And cover up my eyes!
But what should I be…
A clubbed foot taboo?
Something long and thin…
I know what I can do!
So he got himself a fro comb…
And he frayed out his hair…
He tied a few more knots…
Walked in and grabbed a chair!
The bartender was suspicious…
Although he spoke very low.
“Hey aren’t you that string…
That was here a while ago?”
“A string?” He laughed aloud!
“Don’t put me on the spot!
You must be mistaken…
No… I’m a Frayed Knot!”
- yobarney's blog
- Login or register to post comments
- 201 reads
funny story
good punch line, I liked it. raskin
Thank you Raskin
Thank you Raskin I'm glad you liked it! My brother wrote that joke! He would have liked to have heard the poem... He was a very good poet. I think I will go back and dedicate this to him!
Thanks for reading it!
Ray AKA Yobarney
ray
what a nice tribute to your brother, Bill. and a funny joke at that! you must take after him because you are funny too. must have been a fun childhood together. your poor mother...the tricks you guys must have played on her...
great writing
Linda
Thank you Linda
Thank you Linda... We have a few stories... It was a great childhood. It's kind of sad... My brother never saw any of my poems... I think he would have liked them and I could see us writing together and feeding off of each other and maybe having a friendly competition!
Thanks for the read!
Ray AKA Yobarney
Yobarney....
this was so nice.....its innocent and funny and sweet of you to post up a memory of yours to share with us....peace.
Thank you Repenter
Thank you Repenter... I'm glad you liked it and Thank you for taking the time t o read it!
Ray AKA Yobarney
Thankyou for sharing this
Thankyou for sharing this ...its funny and very sweet
Thanks Mimi
Thanks Mimi... I'm glad you liked it and Thank you for taking the time t o read it!
Ray AKA Yobarney
Enjoyed This Ray
Very funny ending! It's sad that your brother won't get to see this piece, but I think it's a great tribute to him!
Dave
In my faith...
I stated earlier that my brother has never seen any of my poems... He died 11 years ago and I wrote my first poem, "Still hopping on Pop", 8 years ago.... and only 2 until 3years ago... But I like to believe that he sees all my poems and he is in heaven smiling at me... He was a great brother to me and a true inspiration!
David... Thanks for taking the time tio read this ... it means a lot to me!
I have not been able to spend too much time here lately because I had to lay off severa employees and I am working a lot more now... Bad economy!
Your friend,
Ray AKA Yobarney