IJMC - George Washington, Re-Visited

Can someone tell me how you know when a pear is ripe? I think the one I 
just ate needed a few more days. Oh well, it was fairly good. I hope 
everyone else is enjoying their weekend...so far I've slept through a lot 
of it. Study, sleep, study, sleep. Building a pattern here.         -dave







    The Indian chief says to his son, "Son, you push-um outhouse
 off-um cliff?"

    His son says, "No, me no push-um outhouse off-um cliff."

    The chief says, "Son, me tell-um you story of Great White Father,
 George Washington.  Many moons ago, when Great White Father was young
 boy, him chop-um down cherry tree.  Him father ask-um, 'Georgie, you
 chop-um down cherry tree?'  George say-um, 'Cannot tell-um lie, Father.
 Me chop-um down cherry tree.'  Him father say, 'Georgie bad, but
 Georgie honest, so you no get-um punishment.'

    Now I ask-um you again... you push-um outhouse off-um cliff?"

    His son says, "Yes, Father, me push-um outhouse off-um cliff."

    The Chief proceeds to give-um big wuping to his son.

    The son says, "Father, Great White Father tell truth and get-um
 off scott-free. I tell-um truth... why you give-um me big wuping?"

    The Chief says, "Georgie's father not sit-um in cherry tree."