Bootblack Riddle

[debodun]

What did the bootblack do when a pretty woman started patronizing his business?

 

[Aunt Marg]

He polished their finger and toe nails for them?

 

[debodun]

Keep trying.

 

[Aunt Marg]

He blacked-out from excitement?

 

[Aunt Marg]

The bootblack went googly-eyed?

 

[debodun]

You're getting away from it, now. You were closer on your first guess.

 

[Aunt Marg]

The bootblack polished his image?

 

[Aunt Marg]

The bootblack worked on polishing his image?

 

[Aunt Marg]

The bootblack offered the woman a spit-polish and shine?

 

[Pinky]

He polished his image.

 

[debodun]

What's another term for polish?

 

[Aunt Marg]

The bootblack became the woman's shoe-shine boy?

 

[Aunt Marg]

The bootblack got a shiner after hitting on her?

 

[debodun]

Close, but no stogy.

 

[Aunt Marg]

The bootblack took a real shine to the woman?

 

[Aunt Marg]

The bootblack fell head-over-heals for the woman?

 

[debodun]

Yeah - you got it. He took a shine to her.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Yeah - you got it. He took a shine to her.

Love your riddles, Deb!

I can't get enough of them!

 

[Aunt Marg]

I had to pull up my socks, because Pinky dropped-in for a stab at it, and she always latches onto my coattails and rides them to a win! LOL!

 

[Aunt Marg]

He polished his image.

No pulling the carpet out from under me today, Pinky! LOL!

 

[Pinky]

No pulling the carpet out from under me today, Pinky! LOL!

 

[debodun]

 

[Aunt Marg]

Here's another than came to mind for me after seeing your post, Deb!

 

[Pinky]

Here's another than came to mind for me after seeing your post, Deb!

Ouch! Waah, wah, wah .. I'm telling my Mom on you!

 

[Aunt Marg]

Ouch! Waah, wah, wah .. I'm telling my Mom on you!

As Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason, The Honeymooners) used to say... "pow, right to the moon"!