There was a farmer, sitting on the front porch of his house this one > hot summer day, when this kid comes walking down the road carrying a > big bundle of wire. > "Hey kid!" the farmer says. "Where ya goin' with that wire?" "Well," > the kid drawls, "this here ain't just any ol' wire; this here's > chicken wire -- I'm fixin' to catch me some chickens!" > "You can't catch chickens with chicken wire!" "Sure I can!" the kid > says, and takes off down the road. He comes back at the end of the day > and sure enough, he's got a whole mess of chickens caught in his > chicken wire. Well, the farmer's sitting on his porch the next day, > and the same > kid comes walking down the lane, carrying a big roll of tape. "Hey > kid!" the farmer yells. "Where ya goin' with that tape?" "Well, this > here ain't just any ol' tape; this here's duck tape -- > I'm fixin' to catch me some ducks!" "You can't catch ducks with duck > tape!" "Sure I can!" the kid says, and takes off down the road. He > comes back at the end of the day and again, the farmer can't believe > his eyes. The kid had a whole bunch of ducks all wrapped up tightly in > his tape. The next day the farmer's sitting on his porch again, and > the kid > comes walking down the road carrying a stick. "Hey kid!" the farmer > says. "Where ya goin' with that stick?" "Well, this here ain"t just > any old stick; this here's pussy willow." > "Hang on," the farmer says, "I'll get my hat."