A short time ago, in scientific context, in a galaxy very, very close, the Milky Way, in fact, on a planet thought to be a plane, a very important discovery took place.
Two young Indians were scouting their territorial land for game. They had been out for many days, and were becoming bored. They ran across a dead, dried plant that resembled tobacco.
“That looks good, and just in time, I’m startin’ to have a nicotine fit. I think I’ll smoke that.” One of the Indians said.
“What’s nicotine?” asked the other.
“I don’t know, it sounded good at the time.” The first Indian said as he withdrew his peace pipe.
“Man, you’re stupid. You should never have started smoking. We’re not supposed to know this, but it’s bad for your health. It causes a disease soon to be called cancer.”
“Oh well, it’s my life.” He said as he stuffed the crushed plant into his peace pipe. He lit the contents of the bell and started puffing away.
—Later.
As the Indians were walking home from their uneventful hunting trip, the first Indian was talking to the second.
“Hey, man. I’m hungry. I could eat a horse right now.”
“Well, dogs do, why not you?”
“What? Hey, can I ask you a serious question?”
“Sure.”
“Well, two. Why does everything look red to me? And next, why is one of my legs shorter than the other?”
“Ha, ha, ha!”
“I’m totally serious!”
“Probably that stuff you smoked.”
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