Saturday, June 7, 2008

For Women Of All Ages

      

                

Only women of a certain era will fully appreciate this true story.

(if you don't understand this, tell your mother, she'll get it)


A Michigan woman and her family were vacationing in a small new England town where Paul Newman and his family often visited.

One Sunday morning, the woman got up early to take a long walk. After a brisk five-mile hike, she decided to treat herself to a double-dip chocolate ice cream cone.

She hopped in the car, drove to the center of the village and went straight to the combination bakery/ice cream parlor.

There was only one other patron in the store.  Paul Newman, sitting at the counter having a doughnut and coffee.

The woman's heart sk ipped a beat as her eyes made contact with those famous baby-blue eyes.

The actor nodded graciously and the star-struck woman smiled demurely.

Pull yourself together! She chides herself. You're a happily married woman with three children, you're forty-five years old, not a teenager!

The clerk filled her order and she took the double-dip chocolate ice cream cone in one hand and her change in the other. Then she went out the door, avoiding even a glance in Paul Newman's direction.

When she reached her car, she realized that she had a handful of change but her other hand was empty.   Where's my ice cream cone? Did I leave it in the store? Back into the shop she went, expecting to see the cone still in the clerk's hand or in a holder on the counter or something. No ice cream cone was in sight

With that, she happened to look over at Paul Newman.

His face broke into his familiar warm friendly grin and he said to the woman,

"You put it in your purse."

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yup! I can see how that happened! Lol! Jeannette xx  

Anonymous said...

LMBO! That is SO Something I would have done Paul Newman or NO paul Newman LOL  Everything goes in the purse when I leave a counter HAHA

Anonymous said...

I am calm I am calm ,hee hee ,oh yes I get it ...love Jan xx

Anonymous said...

We had such good actors and actreses when we were young.  And good looking too.  Too bad so many of them are gone.
But I guess these young people feel the same way.  Marlene
    http://journals.aol.com/domsmom27/one-day-at-a-time

Anonymous said...

Okay Linda, as usual you made me laugh, actually twice today, very good.  I loved Paul Newman, where did all these great actors go, oh for the old days, sign....   Joni

Anonymous said...

yes...i understand.  lol
gina

Anonymous said...

Hi Linda! Well Im coming over from Donna's site-nightmaremom's as i have seen your name and notice you are also from Washington. Im in the Fircrest/ UP area and just wanted to say hello. Guess were the monority here from the heat wave that is hitting the rest of the USA..lol..finally quit raining here, wind has died down and I see a bit of sun inbetween those clouds---woo hoo. Just wanted to say hello and nice to meet ya...nice to know someone from my neck of the woods....and ohhh, I first had to pick myself up off the floor from your Paul Newman story--rollin here.......will be back! hugs, Carolina of Wa

Anonymous said...

I also understand

Anonymous said...

I think I would have done the same, LOL

cute story

betty

Anonymous said...

Yeah, things like that happen. In my case, it was a certain female singer that came onstage after I did. I always admired her from afar and when she approached me, my years of stage presence totally abanded me. I was reduced to the words of a thirteen year old and just babbled. She finally grabbed my hand, pulled me closer and whispered, "Relax, I don't bite" to which I responded, "Me neither." Smoooooooooooooth !

Jimmy

Anonymous said...

LOL, I can see that actually happening Ü. I know just looking at thoes baby blues would make me do something silly like that lol.

I am 44 but have not ever heard this story. Now I'm going to share this with my Mom tonight when we talk Ü.

HUGS~Donna

Anonymous said...

Yes! Sure! This blue eyes looks like, it could go into your deep mind. so you can't help falling in love.

Isn't that feeling? Lol, I'm not sure but kind of guess. Cause I just 23 yrs and not well knowing something really about love.

Anonymous said...

Oh yeah....I get it.   lol
Joyce

Anonymous said...

Oh I love it. I can see it happening....lol...love, Sandi

Anonymous said...

hahaha. I'd have probably done the same.  My goodness but he is a handsome man isn't he and so nice as well!
Marie
http://ayearatoakcottage.blogspot.com/

Anonymous said...

GREAT STORY!!             DB

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on winning Sentence of the Week with Val Linda. I am still swooning at the picture That story is priceless, I would have done that too! lol. Love Pam xx

Anonymous said...

Yeap, sounds like something I would do, I wouldn't even need Paul Newman to distract me to that point. LOL.
Barbara

Anonymous said...

That was so funny!! I am that absent minded alll the time. Thank you for sharing that. It put a well needed smile on my face..love, Christine

Anonymous said...

I probably would have done the same thing!
Lisa

Anonymous said...

Loved this story ~ I thought she was going back only to find Paul Newman eating her Icecream ~ this was really funny |~ Ally x

Anonymous said...

LMBO!~

Too funny!~

Blessings!~

Susan

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness, lol...
Linda :)

Anonymous said...

"certain era"?  heck!  I am barely 40 now, and those eyes make me weak in the knees!  Most certainly I'd have found my ice cream in my purse too!  LOL!  I hadn't heard that story, but oh how I loved it!  Thanks!  MeMeadow