(I’m with a few friends, hanging out at one of their houses. This friend lives near a couple of freshwater lakes. We’re out walking around the neighborhood near one of the lakes. I see a set of eyes pop out of the water at the other end of the lake.)
Me: “What’s that?” points in the direction of the eyes
Friend #1: “Where? I don’t see anything.”
Friend #2: “Oh, don’t worry. There’s no gators around here.”
(The eyes start slowly moving closer. I see an alligator snout pop out of the water.)
Me: “Y’all don’t see that?“
Friend #1: “Oh, now I see it. Huh. I guess there is a gator around here. Don’t worry. It’s not moving very fast.”
Me: “That’s because it’s stalking its prey. And I’m pretty sure that we are its prey!”
Friend #2: “I don’t think so.”
(I glance over and the eyes and snout have edged closer. I start jogging away.)
Friend #2: “What are you doing?”
Me: “I grew up around here. I learned about what to do in case of a gator. I don’t have to outrun it. I just have to outrun both of you.”
(My friends looked at each other, then at the gator, and started jogging toward me.)
we live in a house that has a deep crawl space where the pump and tanks are, when the kids were little that trap door fascinated the kids friends so we told them that alligators lived down there. Many years later one of there friends told us he believed it and it scared him.
My sister’s gated community ends on a canal going into the Everglades. She doesn’t worry about alligators because there is a sign that says “No Alligators Beyond This Point”.
Yakety Sax 12 months ago
From NOT ALWAYS RIGHT: See You Later, Alligator!
(I’m with a few friends, hanging out at one of their houses. This friend lives near a couple of freshwater lakes. We’re out walking around the neighborhood near one of the lakes. I see a set of eyes pop out of the water at the other end of the lake.)
Me: “What’s that?” points in the direction of the eyes
Friend #1: “Where? I don’t see anything.”
Friend #2: “Oh, don’t worry. There’s no gators around here.”
(The eyes start slowly moving closer. I see an alligator snout pop out of the water.)
Me: “Y’all don’t see that?“
Friend #1: “Oh, now I see it. Huh. I guess there is a gator around here. Don’t worry. It’s not moving very fast.”
Me: “That’s because it’s stalking its prey. And I’m pretty sure that we are its prey!”
Friend #2: “I don’t think so.”
(I glance over and the eyes and snout have edged closer. I start jogging away.)
Friend #2: “What are you doing?”
Me: “I grew up around here. I learned about what to do in case of a gator. I don’t have to outrun it. I just have to outrun both of you.”
(My friends looked at each other, then at the gator, and started jogging toward me.)
belovedkija 12 months ago
we live in a house that has a deep crawl space where the pump and tanks are, when the kids were little that trap door fascinated the kids friends so we told them that alligators lived down there. Many years later one of there friends told us he believed it and it scared him.
Teresa Burritt (Frog Applause) creator 12 months ago
The devil is in getting the details right.
Mike Baldwin creator 12 months ago
It’s the alligator in the Attic you have to be worried about.
PoodleGroomer 12 months ago
My sister’s gated community ends on a canal going into the Everglades. She doesn’t worry about alligators because there is a sign that says “No Alligators Beyond This Point”.
cuzinron47 12 months ago
Probably not that real either, Eddie.
raybarb44 12 months ago
Hard to believe that there is no basement…..