Quinn
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The Yeti
An English explorer was taking part in an expedition to the Himalayas. Led by a grizzled local guide, they ascended one of the less frequently climbed peaks. Roughly half way up the side of the mountain, one of the expeditions came across a set of large man-like tracks in the snow.
"Yeti tracks," the guide said with a gruff voice as he passed them. "One thing you must know before we proceed: do not, under any circumstances, touch the yeti."
So the expedition heeded his warning and continued to climb the slope. Night fell and the explorers set up their tents. In the dead of night, the Englishman awoke to the sound of his tent entrance unzipping. Half asleep he looked up to see an enormous eight-foot yeti standing above him. Fearing his life, the explorer jumped up and ran out of the tent, banging into the yeti in the process. The yeti, after being touched by the explorer, let out a deafening howl and began to chase the explorer down the slope.
The explorer ran away from the camp as quickly as his legs could take him. After rounding a corner, he looked behind him and saw the bounding form of the yeti still chasing him.
So the explorer continued to run and reached the bottom of the mountain in just two days. Exhausted, he paused to rest awhile. After just a few moments, the explorer began to hear the soft "thud, thud, thud" of yeti feet on snow. He looked up the slope to see the yeti still chasing him and only moments away.
The explorer took off again, reaching a supply shack a couple of miles away. Once there, he quickly bought a mountain bike and pedaled his way to the nearest town, some 50 miles away. The journey took him several days over the rough terrain, and after his arrival he booked into a hotel to recuperate.
Two days later the man left his hotel in order to book transportation back to England. As soon as he turned around though, he saw the form of the yeti on the horizon, bounding toward him at great speed. Mortified by this sight, the explorer hurriedly bought a car and drove it away from the village, all the way to Delhi. Once he arrived, the man wasted no time getting onto the next plane to London.
After his arrival back in London, the man went back to his London home for a while to recover and plan his next expedition. He had been there less than two weeks and was gazing out of a window, when he saw a familiar large, bounding, man-like creature running down his street -- the man couldn't believe it, somehow the yeti had followed him to England!
The man had little choice but to run away again. He used any means he could -- bike, car or foot -- to try to escape the yeti, but each time he looked behind him, it was just moments before the yeti came into view.
Eventually the man made it all the way to Edinburgh, and from there ran into the open Scottish countryside. He continued to run but the yeti just kept getting closer and closer, and in the end the man could run no more.
With the yeti less than a minute away from him, the man finally stopped and turned around to face the oncoming creature. With the last of his strength, he stood up straight, as the yeti caught up with him. The eight-foot tall yeti towered above the man who could only stare in terror. The yeti extended his hand and poked the Englishman squarely in the chest with one long finger, and with a low rumbling voice, the yeti began to speak:
"Tag! You're it!"
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<:wahtch_where_you_go:> Groan!
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I hope you were not disappointed  I have the better ones later.
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Nope, wasn't disappointed - in fact sent it out to several friends. 8)
I love a good groaner.....
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