A Hilarious Chain Reaction...

Along the way I have learned a lot on my journey but one very important thing I learned many decades ago 

is how laughter goes a long way in making life better.  Especially shared.  It is my sincere hope your lives are made brighter with laughter by the following chain reaction hilarity I am about to share with you...

In my blog, "My Time Spent In Prison," I wrote about my dear friend Nora of many years.  We both were powerful speakers.  We had been asked by the Warden of a women's prison to come speak and were such a hit with the women and the staff as well, we were asked to come back many times.

Apparently the Warden had been raving to his wife about us because one week Nora got a call from a lady inviting us to come talk.  Days later Nora called me.  

"Oh shit, Adelaide!  I nearly forgot!  We have a speaking engagement at some women's group!"

"When?"

"Today at 4pm."

"Today?!!  How long have you known this?!!"

"Uh, about two weeks."

"Nora!!!"🤪

Kentucky was in the midst of one of its' worst droughts in state history during that time.  Everything was dusty.  Especially my car since I was raising Patches from a tiny foal and had to feed him twice a day.  I had no choice but to keep two bales of hay in my car besides sacks of feed and all his other stuff.  With a dress, fancy shoes, and makeup in tow I rushed out to the farm to care for Patches and got ready while he ate.

As Nora and I were driving to the address given I heard rumblings coming from her body.  There is a beloved well known hamburger chain throughout the eastern and midwest States called White Castle Hamburgers.  The hamburgers are small, loaded with onions, cheap, and good.  Also open twenty-four hours a day.

"Nora, please tell me you haven't eaten at White Castle in the last twelve hours?"

"Adelaide, I ate at White Castle just before the sun came up this morning."

"NORA!  You know those cause you to have gas!  How many did you eat?"

"Uh, seven?  Nine?"🙃

"Nora, I have a bad feeling about this."🥴

We both did by the time we arrived at the address given.  This was not going to be just any little women's group.  We arrived at the main gate of a wealthy gated community with mansions.  HUGE mansions.  And we damn near didn't get in until Security verified with the Hostess we were who we said we were.  

"Oh shit, Nora!  Look at these mansions!"😱

So we arrive at the mansion belonging to a very wealthy CEO.  Valets were there to park cars.  You can imagine their faces when WE drove up in a VERY old dusty car filled with hay and horse feed.  Definitely NOT the kind of cars they were used to!

A nice butler dressed quite fancy then escorted us through many large rooms to the one where the wealthy ladies were.  Each room we passed through the carpet became deeper and were more ornate than the previous room.  Obviously the Hostess knew immediately who we were because an African American and a Little Person stood out from the rest a bit.🙄

"Oh dahlings, you must be Adelaide and Nora!"  

There were about fifty or sixty women dressed to the nines in furs, dresses, gloves, heels, and expensive jewelry.  A fancy table with coffee, finger sandwiches, and cakes had been laid out.  Since I was not the one who ate a bunch of White Castles and hadn't eaten all day, I helped myself to a few things besides the much needed coffee.

The time came for us to speak.  I was first.  The kind butler had to bring me a chair to stand on so I could reach the podium and microphone.  As I spoke I noticed that Nora, who was seated to my left had begun to squirm rather uncomfortably.😱 

When I was done the women gave me a rousing applause.

Now it was Nora's turn.  Midway through her powerful story either the effects of riding in a car filled with hay or all the gallons of perfume these ladies used really hit her.  

For suddenly she sneezed unleashing a chain reaction, because when she sneezed the loudest, longest, fart in hooman history escaped my dear friend.😳  

Oh, it didn't end there either because she sneezed again and again and again with the exact same results each time.😳

By this time I was in my seat totally drowning in uncontrollable laughter with tears running down my face.🤣

Many ladies unable to endure the White Castle gas bombs exited to another room while maids opened windows and sprayed canisters of air freshener.  The kind butler said he never laughed so hard in his life showed us to a bathroom, as by then I was very close to peeing all over myself.  

Thankfully Nora's "problem" had cleared up thanks to all the escaping gas bombs you see.🥴

Are you clamoring to know what happened next?

Well, because Nora was such a powerful speaker and many ladies had also experienced the White Castle gas bomb phenomenon too they insisted that she please continue.  In fact we were invited to several other mansions for more tea time talks later!😃

Only I made darn sure from then on Nora never ever had any White Castles on the same day we had been asked to speak any place!🤣