A Horse Of A Different Color

"Good afternoon, this is Cedar Brook Farms. May I help you?
"This isn't Bob's Automotive?"
"No sir. This is Cedar Brook Farms."
"OK, I'm interested in buying a horse."
"Excuse me?"
"I'd like to buy a horse."
"We don't sell horses sir."
"You don't? Don't farms have horses?"
"I'm sure they do but we are a nursery sir."
"You sell babies? Isn't that illegal?
"No sir, well yes, selling babies is illegal but we are a plant nursery. We sell plants."
"But I don't want any plants. I want to buy a horse."
"We are fresh out of horses sir."
"When will you be getting more?
"Sir, we don't sell horses. We sell plants."
"But you just said you were out of them so I figured you'd be replenishing your stock."
"I'm sorry sir. We don't sell horses and have never sold horses."
"Do you know of somebody who does."
"Have you tried calling a horse farm."
"Yes but they said they only sold plants."
"That was me."
"Oh yes. I'm sorry about that. I was just horsing around. Whoa! My throat is getting sore. Do I sound hoarse to you?
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Originally published November 14, 2002.