At lunch that afternoon, a few people were sitting with Andy and Barney.
"So, Barney, do you have anything new to share?" Gomer asked.
His glass was half empty with water. Their waiter came by and refilled it.
"Thank you," Gomer told the waiter.
"No problem, Gomer," was all he said.
"Actually, there is something new with Barney," Andy told their friends.
"Don't you dare answer questions for me, Ange. Just let me do it myself," Barney told Andy.
Andy didn't bother to say a word. Andy's only child, Opie wasn't with them since it was a school day.
"Tell, us, Barney," Floyd Lawson echoed.
"All right! I'll share this if everyone will stop."
"Sorry, Barn. We'll let you take from here," Andy said to his deputy.
"Okay, everyone. Andy already knows this, but I think you'll get a good laugh at this."
"Barney, did you bring that letter?" Andy asked.
"Ange, of course I did. It's right here," Barney told him as he took out Ralph's letter.
"Is it some sort of pen pal letters?" Floyd asked.
"No," Barney said.
Barney handed the letter to Gomer.
"So is there a picture of this person?" Floyd asked.
"Doesn't look like it," Barney answered.
"Wow!" Gomer said, looking at the date at the top of the letter.
"See why you would get a kick at this?" Barney asked.
"Sure I did," Gomer said.
"Let me see," Floyd said as he got closer so he could see.
"Wow, Barney. You got a letter from the future? The letter looks like it doesn't make sense," Gomer remarked.
"I know, Gomer. I don't know anyone who's from the future. I wonder how someone from 1984 who would send a letter to 1964?" Barney asked.
"Well, Barn, looks like you have a mystery to work on," Andy told him.
"It certainly looks like it. I'd like to see for myself how this mystery would come to an end," Barney said.
"Barney, you should see the letter isn't dated 1984. It is more of 2014," Gomer corrected.
"I guess you're right, Gomer. I didn't pay that close attention," Barney agreed.
