Border Smuggler

Juan comes up to the Mexican border on his bicycle. He’s got two large bags over his shoulders. The guard stops him and says, “What’s in the bags?” “Sand,” answers Juan. The guard says, “We’ll just see about that! Get off the bike.” The guard takes the bags and rips them apart; he empties them out and finds nothing in them but sand. He detains Juan overnight and has the sand analyzed, only to discover that there is nothing but pure sand in the bags. The guard releases Juan, puts the sand into new bags, hefts them onto the man’s shoulders, and lets him cross the border. A week later, the same thing happens. The guard asks, “What have you got?” “Sand,” says Juan. The guard does his thorough examination and discovers that the bags contain nothing but sand. He gives the sand back to Juan, who crosses the border on his bicycle. This sequence of events if repeated every week for three years. Finally, Juan doesn’t show up one day and the guard meets him in a cantina in Mexico. “Hey, Buddy,” says the guard, “I know you are smuggling something. It’s driving me crazy. It’s all I think about. I can’t sleep. Just between you and me, what are you smuggling?” Juan sips his Corona and says, “Bicycles.” QuotaBills Last week I forgot how to ride a bicycle. - Steven Wright A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. - Irina Dunn A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle. - Gloria Steinem There is no security in this life. There is only opportunity. - Douglas MacAurthur A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence. - Otto von Bismarck Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle I have hope for the human race. - H G Wells We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it. - John Steinbeck Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. - Albert Einstein Business is like riding a bicycle. 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07-Jul-2020