Arizona Humor

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Disney Culture A fellow employee who is a Native American recently told this story. One morning as she brushed her granddaughter's hair, the girl turned to her and asked, "Nana, did you know Pocahontas when you were an Indian?" Connie Moore, Tucson No Eager Reunion We recently visited the Hopi reservation with a Hopi guide who shared her people's beliefs and customs with us. She said Hopis marry in the present life and stay with their same partners into the next life. Digressing slightly she told us of a widowed aunt who went to great lengths to maintain a healthy life-style. When people asked why her health was so important to her, she replied, "My dead husband was no picnic to live with when he was alive, and I am not anxious to resume the relationship in the next world." Thomas J. Buroojy, Sedona

Happily Exchanged While visiting friends in

Phoenix, we went shopping in a large department store and came upon a cute young lady demonstrating a whirlpool that could be placed in a bathtub. My wife has problems with her knees, and she thought such a device might help. I was somewhat fearful of placing any electrical apparatus in a tub full of water, so I asked the young woman what would happen if the machine malfunctioned while in the tub. She smiled

What do you call a cowboy who puts salt on his beans? A gourmet.

sweetly at me and said, "Just save your receipt." Donald Niederman, Cranbury, NJ

Special Mirror

The rear view mirror on my golf cart failed to detect cars approaching my left rear fender, a dangerous fault for a small vehicle in a retirement area. Large cars and drivers with impaired visual acuity abound in Sun City, Tucson. To improve my odds, I found a small auxiliary mirror for the blind spot. Trying it out, I marked the spot on the windshield with a scratch, then removed the paper, exposing the "stickum" on the mirror's base. Some friendly neighbors distracted me, and I stuck the mirror in the wrong spot, putting it on a scratch made by a mesquite tree. Now the mirror didn't view the road at all, and it wouldn't budge. Rather than wrench the mirror loose, and possibly damage the windshield, I left it. My son visited later, and took my golf cart for a spin. He returned, laughing, and said, "Mom, Dad thinks of everything. He's even got a special mirror just so he can check to see if the fly on his pants is open." Charles Osterberg, Tucson

Waitress Blues

A former boss of mine tells this story about when she worked as a waitress at a restaurant in Prescott. She was having a particularly hard time one night. The place was crowded, and everyone seemed to be complaining about something. Just when she'd had about all she could take, a gentleman caught her arm and said, "Ma'am, this potato is bad." She promptly picked up his potato, gave it a swat, and said, "Bad potato!" Then she returned it to his plate. He left her a $20 tip. Maribeth Senner, Avondale

Where's That Again?

On our first trip to Arizona four years ago, we had an unusual experience. Coming from England, our airplane landed in Los Angeles. We planned to rent a car there and drive to the Grand Canyon, where we would stay. At the car rental desk, the receptionist completed all the necessary forms, asking, "What address will you be at while you're in the States?" "At the Grand Canyon," I told her proudly. Not missing a beat, she asked, "Is that in downtown L.A., sir?" Peter and Elizabeth Hadfield West Yorkshire, England TO SUBMIT HUMOR Send us a short story, no more than 200 words, about your humorous experiences, and we'll pay $75 for each one we publish. Send them to Humor, Arizona Highways, 2039 W. Lewis Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85009. Please enclose your name, address, and telephone number with each submission. We'll notify those whose stories we intend to publish, but we cannot acknowledge or return unused submissions.

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