It's NOT a "yarn" Oh Zapp-meister of the Clapper Rails- It happened at Pemberton Cadillac, in downtown Toledo, Ohio- in the mid- 1950's. The sandhog was working in the area of Lake Erie where the Cedar Point Park complex is now located- aprox. Sandusky area. Charlie Baither was the young "rookie" my Grandfather P.H. Waid "guided" through this event.
My grandfather died in Nov. 1968, while I was on active duty with the USMC- I must have been about 10-11 years old when he told it to me. I still have his 12 Gauge L.C. Smith, and a Stevens Single shot .22 he gave me on my 10th birthday-
Here's the story you might be thinking of-FWIW.. A Italian construction worker wins the Lottery- his pockets full of cash money, he walks into a fancy car dealer ship-and starts looking around-- The sales manager walks over, asks him if he wanted to buy a new car that day-- "Yeah, sure, I'm a buy-ah da new obe- How mucha dese yellow one costa"?? Well sir, that model is $27,500- how were you wanting to pay for it- we do have GMAC financing available!" Ok- but Ima gonna pay in cash- how much it costa den?"-- Oh, well, in that case, we'll give you a discount- just walk over to the cashier's window and tell Marie that you are a cash customer, and she'll figure it out for you."
So he walks over to the cashier's area, and there's Marie- a "doppenganger" for Sophia Loren-- low cut blouse and all- "'excusa me, but dat man say I getta discount for paying cash- what is dese discount anyway?" -- "Well, Sir, Marie replied, with a big smile, a discount is something we take off when you pay in cash. Capishe?''
Mama Mia- he says- so, yyou tella me how mucha you take offa for 27 tousand dollar?' "Well, Sir- she replied- would my earings get in your way???"
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