Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site cxsea.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!tektronix!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!cxsea!doc From: doc@cxsea.UUCP (Documentation ) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Grizzled Old Prospector Joke (not rot13) - offensive to who knows? (ROT13) Message-ID: <714@cxsea.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 18:40:42 EST Article-I.D.: cxsea.714 Posted: Fri Mar 14 18:40:42 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 18-Mar-86 01:35:01 EST Distribution: net Organization: Computer X Inc., Seattle, Washington. Lines: 103 ********************ZHAPU!PUBZC!FYHEC!OHEC!*********************** Urer'f n Gehr Gnyr sebz gur Byq Jrfg gung fbzrobql znqr hc njuvyr onpx. Fbzr jbhyq fnl guvf fubhyq unir orra ebgngrq. V qhaab... Vg frrzf gurer jnf guvf tevmmyrq byq cebfcrpgbe, yvivat jnl hc va gur uvyyf, cebfcrpgvat sbe tbyq naq jungrire ryfr jnf jbegu cebfcrpgvat sbe va gubfr qnlf. Ur'q orra hc gurer znlor gra lrnef be fb, arire fnj nabgure fbhy rkprcg znlor bapr rirel 3 be 4 zbaguf jura ur pnzr qbja vagb gur yvggyr gbja ng gur sbbg bs gur zbhagnvaf gb fgbpx hc ba fhccyvrf, rgp. Jryy, n zna trgf n yvggyr ybaryl nsgre gra lrnef bs fbyvghqr (vs lbh pngpu zl qevsg) naq guvf byq cebfcrpgbe ortna gb srry gur vgpu. Fb, ur urnqrq bss qbja gur zbhagnva gb gur yvggyr gbja, naq jura ur tbg gurer jrag vagb gur arnerfg fnybba, gb frr vs ur pbhyqa'g svaq fbzr ragregnvazrag bs gur fbeg ur penirq. "Tbg nal pbyq orre?", ur nfxrq gur onegraqre. "Abcr. Whfg jnez juvfxrl naq jnez orre", pnzr gur ercyl. Gur cebfcrpgbe tehagrq, naq beqrerq n jnez orre. Nsgre cbyvfuvat gung bss, ur nfxrq gur onegraqre, "Tbg nal jbzra?" Gur onegraqre fnvq, "Abcr". "Jryy, jung qb lbh sbyxf qb sbe sha, vs lbh pngpu zl qevsg?", jvaxrq gur byq cebfcrpgbe. "Jryy," gur onegraqre ortna, "Jr tbg Byq Wbr va gur onpx ebbz..." Gur cebfcrpgbe fchggrerq va nznmrzrag: "AB JNL! SRETVG VG! V qba'g tb sre gung xvaqn fuvg!", naq fgbzcrq bhgfvqr naq urnqrq onpx hc vagb gur uvyyf. Jryy, nobhg gra zber lrnef jrag ol, naq guvf cebfcrpgbe jnf trggvat zvtugl ybarfbzr hc ba uvf zbhagnva. Zvtugl ybarfbzr vaqrrq, znex zl jbeqf. Uvf ybaryvarff svanyyl tbg gur orggre bs uvz naq, sbetrggvat jung unccrarq ynfg gvzr, naq ur urnqrq ba qbja gur uvyy naq onpx vagb gbja. Jura ur fng qbja ng gur one (fnzr onefgbby nf ynfg gvzr), ur nfxrq gur onegraqre, "Tbg nal pbyq orre lrg?" Gb juvpu gur onegraqre ercyvrq, "Abcr. Fgvyy tbg jnez juvfxl, naq fgvyy tbg cyragl bs jnez orre". Gur cebfcrpgbe fuehttrq naq beqrerq n orre naq thycrq vg qbja. Jvcvat uvf qvegl fuveg fryrrir npebff uvf zbhgu, ur nfxrq gur onegraqre, "Tbg nal jbzra lrg?" Gur onegraqre ercyvrq, "Abcr, ohg jr fgvyy tbg Byq Wbr va gur onpx ebbz". Gur byq cebfcrpgbe ybbxrq qbja ng uvf rzcgl tynff sbe n zbzrag, guvaxvat vg bire, gura svanyyl fnvq "Anu...ab....V...V whfg qba'g tb sre gung xvaqn fuvg!", naq, fnqyl, ur gehqtrq bhg gur qbbe naq onpx hc vagb gur ybarfbzr uvyyf. Jryy, jbhyqa'g lbh xabj vg, nabgure gra lrnef tb ol. Gur byq cebfcrpgbe vf ernyyl ybaryl abj, naq nobhg gb qvr bs grezvany ubeavarff, vg jnf fb onq. Ur ybbxrq qbja gur zbhagnvafvqr gbjneq gur yvggyr gbja, gubhtug "Nuu, jung gur uryy...", naq gehqtrq qbja gur zbhagnva bapr ntnva. Ur fng qbja ba uvf snibevgr onefgbby naq nfxrq gur onegraqre, "V qba'g fhccbfr lbh'q unir nal pbyq orre?" Gb juvpu gur onegraqre ercyvrq, "Abcr. Whfg jnez orre, naq jnez juvfxl". Gur cebfcrpgbe beqrerq n orre, naq dhvrgyl fvccrq ng vg njuvyr. Ur svanyyl fvturq naq nfxrq gur onegraqre, "Jryy, qb lbh unir nal jbzra lrg?" Naq gur onegraqre ercyvrq, "Abcr. Fgvyy tbg Byq Wbr bhg va onpx, gubhtu". Gur cebfcrpgbe abqqrq naq gubhtug sbe n zbzrag, gura nfxrq, "Fnl, hu, V jbhyqa'g jnag guvf gb trg nebhaq, ln xabj? Abj, vs V jnf gb tb bhg onpx gurer naq unir n tb ng guvf Byq Wbr bs lbhef, hu, ubj znal crbcyr jbhyq xabj nobhg vg?" Gur onegraqre gubhtug n zbzrag, naq fnvq, "Jryy, yrg'f frr: V'q xabj, naq lbh'q xabj, naq n'pbhefr Byq Wbr, V thrff ur'q cerggl zhpu unir gb xabj. Gung znxrf guerr" Gur cebfcrpgbe abqqrq, "Hu-uhu" Gur onegraqre jrag ba, "Naq gura bs pbhefr gur bgure gjb thlf jbhyq xabj, gbb" Gur cebfcrpgbe ybbxrq fgnegyrq, "Jung bgure gjb thlf?" Gur onegraqre rkcynvarq, "Jul, gur gjb thlf ubyqva' ba gb Byq Wbr. Ur qba'g tb sre gung xvaqn fuvg rvgure!"