Someone just sent me this via e-mail this morning, and after I laughed, I saw within it (that’s meaning!) something that would be relevant to readers and writers alike:
The Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping in the desert.
After they got their tent all set up, both men fell sound asleep.
Some hours later, Tonto wakes the Lone Ranger and says,
"Kemo Sabe, look towards sky; what you see?"
The Lone Ranger replies, "I see millions of stars."
"What that tell you?" asked Tonto.
The Lone Ranger ponders for a minute then says,
Astronomically speaking, it tells me there are millions of galaxies.
Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three in the morning.
Theologically, the Lord is all powerful and we are small and insignificant.
Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.
What’s it tell you, Tonto?""You dumber than buffalo dung. Someone stole tent."
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I’m still laughing. Clearly the brains of the outfit isn’t the guy in the mask. 🙂
Thanks for the chuckle, susan. Sometimes it’s good not to be too quick-minded — it can ruin an otherwise really jolly story. I’m slow enough that when I read this I was very much surprised (and delighted) at Tonto’s wisdom.
The great thing about it–aside from the laughs–is that one can read so many different meanings into something depending upon so many variables. Like Cormac McCarthy told Oprah, The Road is a book about a boy and a man and a road.