One day, Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson decided to come to the school early to give Mrs. Jones a piece of her mind. The second the door opened to let the kids outside, Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson peeked inside to hear Mrs. Jones screaming at George. "George Gunderson, you are the dumbest kid in the world!"
George's parents immediately stormed into the classroom. "Our son is not dumb!" they yelled. "He is a sweet and kind young lad with plenty of potential!"
"He has no potential at all!" shrieked Mrs. Jones. "He was born an idiot and he'll die an idiot!"
The Gundersons were so outraged that they immediately moved to Chicago.
Some thirty years later, Mrs. Jones came down with a terrible illness and went to her doctor.
"You have a very rare disease," the doctor said. "There is only one doctor in the whole country who can sure your disease. His name is Dr. Gunderson, and he works in the Chicago hospital."
At once, Mrs. Jones bought a plane ticket to Chicago. After arriving in Chicago, she went straight to the hospital and asked for Dr. Gunderson.
While treating Mrs. Jones, Dr. Gunderson put her on a life support system. One day, she asked him, "You know, Dr. Gunderson, I don't believe you ever told me your first name. What is it?"
Dr. Gunderson was about to answer, when suddenly, Mrs. Jones collapsed. She was dead.
Dr. Gunderson saw that the janitor had absentmindedly unplugged the life support system so he could plug in his vacuum cleaner. He shook his head and said the the janitor, "You know, George, sometimes I can't believe you're my brother."
Said to a young Dwight Yoakam, who told the story on a recent TV show.
A few obvious similarities between the two made me wonder…
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Howdy yall! Recently had my love for country music reignited by the cocane and rhinestones podcast. I have absolutely fallen for the vocal talent of George Jones. I want to start listening to more modern country music and thought I would ask yall which modern artists might scratch that George Jones itch. I don't need someone who sounds like Jones, it's more that I want someone who, like Jones, is a superfluous vocal talent. Thanks!
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