[Jokes] FW: Daddy long-legs

[McKenna, Chris (RDSSW)]

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Nettleingham, Nick (RDSSW)  
> Sent:	27 September 2004 12:46
> Cc:	Nettleingham Jacalyn (E-mail); Edwards, Mark F (RDS SW); Garratt,
> Danny (RDSSW); Meakin, Anne (RPA); Young, Trevor (RDSSW); Andrew laborde
> (E-mail); Chris McKenna (E-mail); Sean McTiernan (E-mail); Simon Dunn
> (E-mail); Williams, Ian j (RDS SW)
> Subject:	Daddy long-legs
> 
> A father watched his  young daughter playing in the garden.  He smiled as
> he reflected  on how sweet and pure his little girl was.
> 
> Tears formed in his eyes  as he thought about her seeing the wonders of
> nature through such innocent eyes.  Suddenly she just stopped and stared
> at the ground.  He  went over to her to see what work of God had captured
> her attention.  He noticed she was looking at two spiders mating. 
> 
> "Daddy, what are those  two spiders doing?" she asked.
> 
> "They're mating,"  her father  replied.
> 
> "What do you call the  spider on top?" she asked.
> 
> "That's a Daddy  Long-legs," her father answered.
> 
> "So, the other one is a  Mummy Long-legs?" the little girl asked.
> 
> As his heart soared with the  joy of such a cute and innocent question he
> replied  "No dear.  Both of them are Daddy Long-legs
> 
> The little girl, looking a  little puzzled, thought for a moment, then
> took her foot and  stomped them flat.  "Well, we're not having any of that
> queer sh*t going on in our garden" she said.
> 
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