Leaf

[drcpunk]

Many years ago, acrobatty and I were walking in Central Park. We passed under a tree, and a long green leaf fell slowly and gracefully to the ground.

"Why is that leaf falling?" I asked. "It's not brown or yellow or even red. It's a perfectly good green leaf. Why is it falling?"

At once, acrobatty answered, "Peer pressure."

Comments

[mylescorcoran]

Leaves suffer from terrible peer group problems. After falling from the trees they hang around in intimidating groups on street corners harassing passers-by. My daughter is strangely drawn to them; I blame my wife's influence, as she always hung out with the deciduous crowd when she was young.