Rosy said to her husband, "Tim, could you please fix the mailbox for me?"
Tim asked, "What happened to the mailbox?"
Rosy replied, "The post is beginning to rot. It needs a new post, but save the box."
Tim said, "All right, let me see what I can do."
When Tim walked to the end of the driveway, he realized that the post to the mailbox was indeed in bad shape. To free the box from the post, he pulled out all the nails except for one that had rust on it and just wouldn't come out. He wrapped his arms around the box in a bear hug and began trying to yank it off.
Just then a passerby, who noticed the entire episode, commented, "I tried that but it doesn't work. The bills just keep on coming!"
Tim asked, "What happened to the mailbox?"
Rosy replied, "The post is beginning to rot. It needs a new post, but save the box."
Tim said, "All right, let me see what I can do."
When Tim walked to the end of the driveway, he realized that the post to the mailbox was indeed in bad shape. To free the box from the post, he pulled out all the nails except for one that had rust on it and just wouldn't come out. He wrapped his arms around the box in a bear hug and began trying to yank it off.
Just then a passerby, who noticed the entire episode, commented, "I tried that but it doesn't work. The bills just keep on coming!"