I may be in the gutter...
Posted by Word Camel on February 17, 2004
In Reply to: I thought they were insincere posted by Bob on February 17, 2004
: : : Someone at work mentioned her child was asking about giraffes and that reminded me of one of my favorite phrases from The Andy Griffith Show:
: : : "...Boy, giraffes are selfish, just run around looking out for number one, getting hit by lightning..."
: : :
: : : From Episode #93, "Dogs, Dogs, Dogs"
: : : home.hiwaay.net/~thefanns/barnisms.htm
: :
: : "The monkeys stand for honesty,
: : Giraffes are insincere,
: : And the elephants are kindly but
: : They're dumb.
: : Orangutans are skeptical
: : Of changes in their cages,
: : And the zookeeper is very fond of rum."
: : The Zoo,
: : Simon and Garfunkle 1968
: See my simultaneous answer, below. Small minds run in the same gutter, they say.
but I'm looking at the stars! :)