From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!phonlab!sdcatta!wa277 Newsgroups: net.jokes.q Title: Run, laddie, run! Article-I.D.: sdcatta.439 Posted: Thu May 27 22:37:40 1982 Received: Sat May 29 02:06:35 1982 A Scotsman was visiting the U.S. for the first time, and decided to see a baseball game. He bought himself a good seat along the first base line so he could follow all the action. It didn't take him too long to figure out that the basic point of the game was for the guy with the bat to make it to first base before anyone could throw the ball there. So every time the batter started off down the baseline, whether the ball was fair or foul, the Scotsman would stand up and shout, "Run, laddie, run!" Eventually one of the batters received a walk. He tossed his bat aside and began jogging slowly towards first base. The Scotsman stood up. "Run, laddie, run! Run, laddie, run!" "Hey, fella," said a man sitting behind. "He don't gotta run. He got four balls." "Och!" said Scottie. "In that case, walk with pride, laddie!!"