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!!"