The Horehound Candy Story
One story that always pleases the listener whenever I tell it took place when Terry, Harry, Carl, and Glenn were traveling out to a worksite. Terry was driving the carryall and Harry was riding 'shotgun' on the passenger side of the front seat. In the back were Carl (who is a very shy person) and a part-time technician, Glenn.
Harry had just bought a sack of horehound candy (which is little heard of these days--it is a hard and bitter candy that was very commonly sold years ago at drug stores). Harry turned around to Carl and asked him, "Carl, would you like a piece of horehound candy?"
Carl replied, "Nah, I don't think I care for any."
Harry then asked Glenn, "Glenn, would you like a piece of horehound candy?"
Glenn sharply replied, "No, and there's not a son of a bitch in this carryall who's man enough to make me eat a piece!!"
Terry and Harry then quickly looked at each other in the front seat and they instantly knew what they had to do. Terry pulled the carryall over and parked it and then he and Harry got out of the carryall and dragged Glenn out of the back seat and threw Glenn down to the ground on his back. Terry then pinned Glenn's legs down with his knees and Harry pinned his knees on top of Glenn's shoulders and the way Harry tells this story, he says, "And I grabbed Glenn's hook-beaked nose and closed it to where he had to open his mouth to breathe and when he did, I popped into his mouth a piece of horehound candy."
They then all got up off the ground and climbed back into the carryall and headed back down the road. Several seconds later, Harry turned back around and asked, "Carl, are you sure that you don't want a piece of horehound candy?"
Carl had a broad smile on his face when he replied, "I'd love a piece."
Harry had just bought a sack of horehound candy (which is little heard of these days--it is a hard and bitter candy that was very commonly sold years ago at drug stores). Harry turned around to Carl and asked him, "Carl, would you like a piece of horehound candy?"
Carl replied, "Nah, I don't think I care for any."
Harry then asked Glenn, "Glenn, would you like a piece of horehound candy?"
Glenn sharply replied, "No, and there's not a son of a bitch in this carryall who's man enough to make me eat a piece!!"
Terry and Harry then quickly looked at each other in the front seat and they instantly knew what they had to do. Terry pulled the carryall over and parked it and then he and Harry got out of the carryall and dragged Glenn out of the back seat and threw Glenn down to the ground on his back. Terry then pinned Glenn's legs down with his knees and Harry pinned his knees on top of Glenn's shoulders and the way Harry tells this story, he says, "And I grabbed Glenn's hook-beaked nose and closed it to where he had to open his mouth to breathe and when he did, I popped into his mouth a piece of horehound candy."
They then all got up off the ground and climbed back into the carryall and headed back down the road. Several seconds later, Harry turned back around and asked, "Carl, are you sure that you don't want a piece of horehound candy?"
Carl had a broad smile on his face when he replied, "I'd love a piece."
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