For Teapot Tuesday: Annie Mae Appleseed has just gotten a huge, multimillion dollar, multi-year contract to pick apples in New Hampshire, because she can pick an astounding 42,000 apples per HOUR!. Needless to say, there are jealous folks who have been trying to sabotage Annie Mae, pulling her ladder out from under her.
As a former business journalist, I'm always intrigued by numbers that just seem out of line. Like 42,000 apples an hour. I've never picked apples, but that seems like a lot. I did a little snooping around and found out Annie Mae has a little help, in the form of monkeys she has imported and trained to pick apples. She seems to treat them well, and they get the job done, so there's really nothing wrong with what Annie's doing, I guess, but she did want to keep it a secret so she could hold the world's record for apple picking. Hope I'm still welcome at the tea party after revealing the secret -- I'd love a piece of homemade apple pie.
(sketch is CPS 149)
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 GMT Views: 529
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Registered: June 15, 2004 Location: Denver, Co Posts: 14474
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 @ 5:53 PM
Well, everyone needs some help at one time or another so if monkeys can get the job done, why not! I think Annie is one smart cookie to come up with the idea. Like your combination of patterns.
Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 @ 6:39 PM
Bwahaa! Apple pickin' monkeys! Now that's whut I'm talkin' bout! Whew! Good thing you discovered the truth as I would hate to have you questioning my numbers.....The thought of being audited is enough to put me on my fanny! Giggle!
What a fun and creative card and idear! Its precious and how cool that you can even send it to someone without explaining your madness! Snort!
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Registered: May 15, 2005 Location: Arlington, Washington Posts: 30400
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 @ 7:30 PM
What a great idea.. Annie May is really thinking... training monkeys~perfect plan!
Now I get the picture...
time for more apple cakes and yummy tea!
great story! very fun card!
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 82526
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 @ 7:31 PM
This would definitely explain those numbers - monkeys are fast and very coordinated in trees. This is super cute, hope those monkey's don't get your piece of pie!
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Registered: November 17, 2006 Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia Posts: 52798
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 @ 9:17 PM
lol.. super fun card, love that little old monkey. wonderful layout... Now we know how Miss Annie Mae can pick 42,000 apples in an hour... very clever of her to use trained monkeys. tfs