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Boiler Room Annex<br />
Duck on the Building Site<br />
Source: upjoke.com<br />
A duck walks into a bar and orders a beer and a sandwich.<br />
The bartender says, “Wow, you don’t see that every day!<br />
Man, what’s your story?”<br />
The duck says, “I’m a welder working at the building across<br />
the street. I’ll be here for a few months while we finish the<br />
building,” and picks up his newspaper and starts reading. The<br />
bartender obviously wants to chat with this miraculous duck,<br />
but the duck just ignores him and goes about reading his<br />
newspaper.<br />
This goes on for a few weeks, with the duck coming in after<br />
work, ordering a sandwich and drinking his beer while he<br />
reads his newspaper, until the bartender finally leaves him<br />
alone and stops asking questions.<br />
One day at lunchtime a guy in a suit comes in and sits down.<br />
“Give me a beer,” says the guy.<br />
“Sure,” says the bartender. “What’s your story, mac?” and<br />
pours a frothy one for the man.<br />
“I’m actually an agent for PT Barnum and Bailey Circus,” says<br />
the man. Just looking around town for a new act.”<br />
“Man, do I have the act for you!” says the bartender excitedly.<br />
“There’s this duck that comes in here every day after work<br />
- a real duck! He orders an sandwich and a beer, and reads his<br />
newspaper! He can talk and everything!”<br />
Solution:<br />
I M P S G O A T A L P S C O E D<br />
N E O N A N J O U A B O R T L A M E<br />
K N E E S T A G G D E N I M A K I N<br />
S U M A C O R A L I T E M M I S T S<br />
K I A I C E J I M<br />
A S P A C P I N D U S G U N S I P<br />
S T U B S O V I E T I R A N M I N E<br />
S I R E L O I S D R E W I N F O<br />
N E S T D E W S R I D K G L A I N<br />
S E A C O A S T O S L O R A D I X<br />
R E X E N A C T S E W<br />
S A T Y R G N U S D A T E L E S S<br />
S H E A S H E L T M R U N Y O W L<br />
W A R M E A R L C A M P E P E E<br />
B L I P L I R A E D I S O N D U D S<br />
S E E H E R T U T O R R U B P E T<br />
H U E V A N N U T<br />
C L E A N T H O U A I D S S Y N O D<br />
L I M B F R A I L L O U I S S E M I<br />
E T U I C A L L A D W E L L O B I E<br />
W E S T A M O S A L K Y N E T S<br />
MARCH SOLUTION<br />
standoffish, it’s just that days are long and hard over there.<br />
I really appreciate you looking out for me, and I’m always<br />
looking for my next gig!” So the bartender hands him the<br />
agents card.<br />
“This is a circus?” asks the duck.<br />
“Yep, that’s right!” says the bartender.<br />
“That sounds like a good one, alright,” says the man, finishing<br />
his beer. “Hey, I have to run, but when the duck comes in,<br />
give him my card,” leaving his card on the bar.<br />
So the duck comes in after work, and the bartender says<br />
“Hey, buddy - I think I found you your next gig!”<br />
The duck says “Wow, thanks, man! Hey, sorry I’ve been a bit<br />
“A circus. Big canvas tents, clowns, the whole works. A circus?”<br />
“Yes,” says the bartender. “Why?”<br />
The duck shakes his head, puzzled, and says “Well, what in<br />
the world do they need with a welder?”<br />
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