That was a popular comment shared on an adventure which was headed for Perry, Georgia. Let me start from the beginning.
One friend called another and said, “I got an email and someone is selling out of fuzzies. I know you have wanted one of the bucks. What if we go down and get some bunnies?”
Friend Two says, “That’s a great idea. There is a show a few hours away from there. We can make a weekend of it and do both.”
Friend One, “Well, the catch is that we have to buy the whole herd.”
Friend Two, “Great, I will get the ear numbers from Seller and we can enter those bunnies too. That way we can get comments on them right away.”
Friend One, “What a great idea. There are two junior orange does, who is going to show which one?”
Friend Two, “I’ll take 18 and you take 20. They are litter mates so they should be about the same.”
Friend One, “Great idea.”
So now that you are caught up on how it started, let me share what happens next.
Friend One meets Friend Two at a Wendy’s off the highway. Friend One puts her 18 bunnies in the mini van with Friend Two’s 16 bunnies. Already packed were empty cages for the bunnies about to be purchased, feed, grooming supplies, water, chairs, and numerous suitcases along with one teenager. Off they went. Five hours later, they arrived at the rabbitry. Everything was unpacked, and 15 new bunnies were added to the caravan. Yes, you have calculated right. There are now 49 bunnies in the van along with numerous other bargains found at the closing rabbitry. You would think that would be funny enough except now Friend Two realizes that she does not have any empty holes at home to put these new bunnies in, and $75.00 for a 6 hole is such a steal.
Friend Two says, “If I back the van up to the rabbitry and use the steps, I think I can get the cages on top. Your husband gave me container of bungies. All I need is a big sheet of cardboard.”
(The cardboard is to lay down on the van so it won’t get scratched. You see, I forgot to mention that the van was just purchased 3 days before the trip. It would be hard to explain to the husband about how the scratches got up there!)
Friend One, a cardiac patient, says, “I can’t help you lift that!”
Continuing on, that is not a problem because father of Seller is more than happy to get that big stack of cages sold and finds the cardboard and helps strap it to the top. Away the van with three people, 49 bunnies, supplies, and a cage strapped to the top goes, head to the show!
Arriving to the show grounds late, there is only time to unload the van and feed the bunnies before things are locked up. The next morning, the friends get there first real look at what they have purchased and entered into the show. It goes something like this.
Friend One says, “I can’t show this doe, she has wool missing everywhere.”
Friend Two says, “Sure you can, just comb it over the bald spots.”
Friend One replies, “Every time I comb, I just make more bald spots. At this point, she doesn’t have any wool on her body or her head. Whose bright idea was this?”
Friend Two laughs, because she lucked into the good doe, and says, “It was yours!”
Needless to say there were lots of humorous comments from the judges and exhibitors that day. Finally the two friends head for the original Wendy’s where the husband of Friend One is waiting to meet us. One the way home, Friend One tells Friend Two that her husband is not aware that she has gone to purchase these extra bunnies. The story ends like this.
Friend Two says,”What are you going to tell him? Don’t you think he will notice that he is lifting more cages than he originally loaded?”
Friend One replies, “I was thinking he would be distracted by the huge cage strapped to the top of the van. While he is wondering how we got it up there, we would load the new bunnies into my van. As long as he knew he did not have to unload that big cage, he would be happy!”
What a weekend of WHOSE BRIGHT IDEA WAS THIS?
Jennifer Burns
