Cold Winter

[Allen]

It was October and the Indians on a remote reservation asked their new Chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild.

Since he was a Chief in a modern society he had never been taught the old secrets.

When he looked at the sky he couldn't tell what the winter was going to be like.

Nevertheless, to be on the safe side he told his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect firewood to be prepared.

But being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is the coming winter going to be cold?"

"It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold," the meteorologist at the weather service responded.

So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more ! firewood in order to be prepared.

A week later he called the National Weather Service again. "Does it still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?"

"Yes," the man at National Weather Service again replied, "it's going to be a very cold winter."

The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find.

Two weeks later the Chief called the National Weather Service again. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?"

"Absolutely," the man replied. "It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters ever."

"How can you be so sure?" the Chief asked.

The weatherman replied, "Because the Indians are collecting firewood like crazy."

[shiato storm]

Lone Ranger and Tonto riding out on the plains stop to take a break. Tonto, the Lone Ranger's Indian companion, hops off his horse and puts his ear to the ground as though listening for anything in the area.
Within moments Tonto raises his hand, "What is it Tonto, what?" askes the Lone Ranger
In a solumn voice comes the reply "Buffalo come".
The Lone Ranger sits up and looks around, for miles in every dierction is bare scrubland, not a buffalo in sight, yet everytime Tonto has always been true to his word, he has certainly excelled himself this time. Amazed at his friend's skill the Lone Ranger asks "how do you know?"
"Ear stuck to ground"

[Allen]

Man, I thought mine was old!!