Let me share something with you.

This is really wild. Yesterday, I was going about my chores, feeding the animals and such, when I noticed I was out of groundhog chow. That's a fairly delicate situation because the groundhogs are very picky eaters and nothing but groundhog chow will do. I learned that the hard way when I tried to sneak them some giraffe mix a few months back and the damn things charged me and knocked me to the ground. My hat went flying and they were on me in a flash, biting and grunting their displeasure. So, off to the feed mill I went.

Getrude had my car, she's up in the mountains doing a little trout fishing, my truck is missing the transmission, so I was forced to take the tractor. I drove into town, purchased several bags of groundhog feed (12.00 a bag! Groundhog chow is going through the roof.) and headed back home.

As I drove out of the feedmill parking lot and turned right onto Main street, here comes George Perkins on his tractor. We drove alongside each other for about 50 yards and then stopped simultaneously at the stop sign. There we were, the two proud owners of the finest tractors in the county. I always thought I had the best tractor, but George's is probably the nicest I've ever seen. An enormous glistening red machine with chrome exhaust and a yellow lightning bolt painted on the side. I turned toward George and suddenly a bolt of inspiration flashed through my head. Stifling my laughter, I leaned closer, and raising my voice to be heard over the roar of the tractors, I said "Excuse me. Do you have any Grey Poupon?"

It was hysterical. George and I laughed and laughed. Then we raced down the streets, our shirts flying in the breeze, out tractors wide open. At the end of the street I veered to the right and George to the left as we sped merrily toward our respective homes.

I've been chuckling all morning as I think back to that moment when I asked him about the Grey Poupon.

Has anyone here ever said anything so clever? Has there been a time where the right words just flew out of your mouth.

I think that was my crowning moment.