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Martin Eden

(12,872 posts) Tue Jul 12, 2016, 01:50 PM Jul 2016

Son of a Beech?

Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in the woods. A small tree begins to grow between them, and the beech says to the birch, 'Is that tree a son of a beech or a son of a birch?'

The birch says he cannot tell, but just then a woodpecker lands on the sapling.

The birch says, 'Woodpecker, you are a tree expert. Can you tell if that is a son of a beech or a son of a birch?'

The woodpecker takes a taste of the small tree and replies, 'It is neither a son of a beech nor a son of a birch. It is, however, the best piece of ash I have ever poked my pecker into.

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Son of a Beech? (Original Post) Martin Eden Jul 2016 OP

XD sakabatou Jul 2016 #1

Knotty! Brother Buzz Jul 2016 #2

I saw this and had to log in Tom Kitten Jul 2016 #3

I wanted to see that one, dam it! pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #4

Sycamore puns? n/t sl8 Jul 2016 #7

gave me wood rurallib Jul 2016 #5

Funny! lastlib Jul 2016 #6

I pine for the days when jokes like that were not poplar. Thor_MN Jul 2016 #8

Yew and me both Tom Kitten Jul 2016 #9

I was rooting for the birch . . . murpheeslaw Jul 2016 #10

. In_The_Wind Jul 2016 #11

sakabatou

(42,159 posts)

1. XD

Reply to Martin Eden (Original post)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 02:07 PM

Jul 2016

Brother Buzz

(36,446 posts)

2. Knotty!

Reply to Martin Eden (Original post)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 03:26 PM

Jul 2016

Tom Kitten

(7,347 posts)

3. I saw this and had to log in

Reply to Martin Eden (Original post)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 04:32 PM

Jul 2016

Was going to tell the one about the beavers and the tree but then thought gnaw...

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

4. I wanted to see that one, dam it!

Reply to Tom Kitten (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 04:36 PM

Jul 2016

sl8

(13,806 posts)

7. Sycamore puns? n/t

Reply to Tom Kitten (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 11:57 PM

Jul 2016

rurallib

(62,427 posts)

5. gave me wood

Reply to Martin Eden (Original post)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 09:22 PM

Jul 2016

if you know what I mean
and I think you do

lastlib

(23,251 posts)

6. Funny!

Reply to Martin Eden (Original post)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 09:33 PM

Jul 2016

I just hope this thread doesn't branch into something sappy. Maple it'll rub some folks against the grain. Wooden it be nice?

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

8. I pine for the days when jokes like that were not poplar.

Reply to Martin Eden (Original post)

Thu Jul 14, 2016, 07:48 PM

Jul 2016

One should respect their elders.

Tom Kitten

(7,347 posts)

9. Yew and me both

Reply to Thor_MN (Reply #8)

Fri Jul 15, 2016, 02:29 AM

Jul 2016

We're not suckers. We can cedar forest for the trees. Back in elm entry school we learned how to both branch out and stick together. But today's society seems to be cast from a different timber. There is a groving trend in trunkulent behavior. Fighting it is an arborous task, however.