The Sky's On Fire by Kaartijer
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Here are two shots from Cornersville, TN... Yep, I've been caught by a thunderstorm, so I had to wait til it calmed down, which was perfect for a coffee and lots of shots! Oh, and a great place to have a BBQ at Pop's (at the Tennessean Truck Stop - I-65, exit 22)
Today's joke:
The French President is sitting in his office when his telephone rings.
'Hallo, Mr. Sarkozy!' a heavily accented voice said 'This is Paddy down at the Harp Pub in County Clare, Ireland... I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring war on you.
We voted to reject the Lisbon treaty.'
'Well, Paddy,' Sarkozy replied, 'This is indeed important news. How big is your army?'
'Right now,' says Paddy, after a moment's calculation, 'there is myself, me Cousin Sean, me next door neighbour Seamus, and the entire darts team from the pub. That makes eleven.'
Sarkozy paused. 'I must tell you, paddy, that I have 100,000 men in my army waiting to move on my command.'
'Begoora!' says Paddy. 'I'll have to ring you back.'
Sure enough, the next day, Paddy calls again. 'Mr. Sarkozy, the war is still on. We have managed to get us some infantry equipment!'
'And what equipment would that be paddy?' Sarkozy asks.
'Well, we have two combines, a bulldozer, and Murphy's farm tractor..'
Sarkozy sighs amused. 'I must tell you, Paddy, that I have 6,000 tanks and 5,000 armoured personnel carriers.
Also, I have increased my army to 150,000 since we last spoke.'
'Saints preserve us!' says Paddy... I'll have to get back to you.'
Sure enough, Paddy rings again the next day. 'Mr. Sarkozy, the war is still on! We have managed to get ourselves airborne!
We have modified Jackie McLaughlin's ultra-light with a couple of shotguns in the cockpit, and four boys from the Shamrock Bar have joined us as well!'
Sarkozy was silent for a minute and then cleared his throat. 'I must tell you, Paddy,
that I have 100 bombers and 200 fighter planes.
My military bases are surrounded by laser-guided, surface-to-air missile sites.
And since we last spoke, I have increased my army to 200,000.'
'Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!' says Paddy, 'I will have to ring you back.'
Sure enough, Paddy calls again the next day.
'Top o' the mornin', Mr. Sarkozy.
I am sorry to inform you that we have had to call off the war.'
'Really? I am sorry to hear that,' says Sarkozy. 'Why the sudden change of heart?'
'Well,' says Paddy, 'we had a long chat over a few pints of Guinness and packets of crisps, and we decided there is no freakin' way we can feed 200,000 prisoners.'

Comments (36)
LMAo...My Grandfather would have loved that one, (Irish) As to the sky, I never started that fire, it was those other bats what did it!
Paddy's one smart cookie, that is a lot o mouths to feed...but there is an alternative he overlooked....Take no Prisioners! Great shot Peace
Fantastic shots! Great joke!
Cool shot , Eddie.
On the road again LOL??? Eddie some time when you get around Houston again give me a hollar.
Great shots here Eddie, these are really dramatic views
Faith and Begorra! Great shots!!
Oh Eddie - this is marvelous!!!! I love skies like this! Wonderful captures!
Wonderful sky. Marvelous shots!!!
Gorgeous sky and quite amusing joke :)
Perfect timing to get these shots! Pretty! Thanks for the peek! (:
lol at the joke -:)Very beautiful capture !
superbe couleurs et photos!!!
Fantastic photos my friend.....!!!
What SKY!!!!! Fabulous!Dont tired to see, Eddie! And the water refections are subtle.... WODERFUL Colors,indeed!
Magnifique!!!
Fantastic colors and skies!!!
Thats MEAN another Hot and beautiful day to come ;-)
Beautiful Captures! and a very funny joke!
Beautiful captures..love the skies! Thanks for the joke :)
Really excellent shot eddie...beautiful skies...and Great joke...:):):)
fantastic sky and beautiful capture...Bravissimo..!!!
a wonderful sky!!!!!
Really nice shots! Great sky and colours! Nice joke also. Very well done.
super cool
EXCELLENT IMAGES! SUPERB SKY!
beautiful sky and captures. I ate a really good barbecue called Ronnies in Johnson City Tex
Nice idea, very well done.
wonderful images!!
Hey my part of the world, never heard of Cornersville though. Glad you found a safe place to wait out the storm. Love the photos~