Mildred, the church gossip,
and self-appointed monitor of the church's morals,
kept sticking her nose into other people's business.
Several members did not approve
Several members did not approve
of her extra-curricular activities, but feared her
enough to maintain their silence.
She made a mistake, however,
She made a mistake, however,
when she accused Alf, a new member,
of being an alcoholic
after she saw his old pickup parked in front of the
town's only bar one afternoon.
She emphatically told Alf
(and several others) that everyone seeing it there
would know what he was doing!
Alf, a man of few words,
Alf, a man of few words,
stared at her for a moment and just turned
and walked away.
He didn't explain, defend, or deny.
He said nothing.
Later that evening,
Alf quietly parked his pickup
in front of Mildred's house
... walked home .... and left it there all night.
(You gotta love Alf!)
Thanks Randy
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