The Ole Prospector ........

[B16Enk]

 

An  old prospector shuffled into the town of El Indio, Texas leading a tired  old mule.

The old man headed straight for the only saloon in town,  to clear his parched throat.

He walked up to the saloon and tied  his old mule to the hitch rail.

As he stood there, brushing some  of the dust from his face and clothes, a young gunslinger stepped out of  the saloon with a gun in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the  other.

The young gunslinger looked at the old man and  laughed,  saying, "Hey old man, can you dance?"

The old man  looked up at the gunslinger and said, "No son, I don't dance.. Never  really wanted to"

A crowd had gathered as the gunslinger grinned  and said, "Well, you old fool, you're gonna dance now!" and started  shooting at the old man's feet.

The old prospector, not wanting to  get a toe blown off, started hopping around like a flea on a hot skillet. 

Everybody standing around was laughing..

When his last  bullet had been fired, the young gunslinger, still laughing, holstered his  gun and turned around to go back into the saloon.

The old man  turned to his pack mule, pulled out a double-barrelled 12 gauge shotgun  and cocked both hammers.

The loud clicks carried clearly through  the desert air. The crowd stopped laughing immediately.

The young  gunslinger heard the sounds too, and he turned around very  slowly.

The silence was deafening. The crowd watched as the young  gunman stared at the old timer and the large gaping holes of those twin  12-gauge barrels.

The barrels of the shotgun never wavered in the  old man's hands, as he quietly said;

"Son, have you ever kissed a  mule's ass?"

The gunslinger swallowed hard and said, "No sir..  But.... I've always wanted to"



There are a few lessons for  all of us here:

*Don't  be arrogant.
*Don't  waste ammunition.
*Whiskey makes you think you're  smarter than you are.
*Always  make sure you know who is in control...
*And  finally, Don't screw around with old folks; they didn't get old by being  stupid....

[gec]

good one

[Ovy]

Lol!