A man and his wife were cleaning out the attic one day when he came across
a ticket from the local shoe repair shop. The date stamped on the ticket
showed that it was over eleven years old. They both laughed and tried to
remember which of them might have forgotten to pick up a pair of shoes over
a decade ago.
“Do you think the shoes will still be in the shop?” Arnold asked.
“Not very likely,” his wife said.
“It’s worth a try,” The man said, pocketing the ticket. He went downstairs,
hopped into the car, and drove to the store.
With a straight face, he handed the ticket to the man behind the counter.
With a face just as straight, the man said, “Just a minute. I’ll have to
look for these.” He disappeared into a dark corner at the back of the shop.
Two minutes later, the man called out, “Here they are!”
“No kidding?” The man called back. “That’s terrific! Who would have
thought they’d still be here after all this time.”
nice though