With Christmas nearing, I was shopping at a toy store for =
my grandson’s Lego set. I glanced to my left and caught =
sight of a queue at the doll counter; they were waiting for the shelves =
to be restocked with Mattel dolls.
As I looked, I realized that in the line was a good friend =
of mine. Knowing Lennie well, I was sure that he had no =
granddaughters, nor did he have any nieces so I wondered why he should =
want to buy a doll at Christmas time.
‘Hey, Lennie,’ I called out, smiling, ‘I didn’t know you =
collected dolls.’
‘I don’t,’ he replied laughing.
‘Really,’ I queried, ‘then you must be buying a Christmas =
present?’
‘No, not at all, my friend,’ responded Lennie, his eyes =
twinkling merrily.
‘If you don’t mind my asking then, why exactly are you =
standing in at the doll counter?’
‘Oh that,’ he giggled. ‘It’s like this, my friend – =
you know I’ve never been able to resist a Barbie queue.’
[yes, that was =
a long way to go for a lame joke]
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Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I =
Love!"