OLD MEN DESERVE RESPECT

[dsquire]

An old prospector shuffled into town leading a tired old pack mule. The old man headed straight for the only saloon to clear his parched throat.

He walked up and tied his old mule to the hitching 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, have you ever danced?"

The old man looked up at the gunslinger and said, "No, I never did 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 was laughing, fit to be tied.

When the 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-barreled 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 almost deafening. The crowd watched as the young gunman stared at the old timer and the large gaping holes of those twin barrels.


The barrels of the shotgun never wavered in the old man's hands, as he quietly said, "Son, have you ever licked a mule's A#&?" The gunslinger swallowed hard and said, "No sir . . . but . . . I've always wanted to."

There are a few lessons for us all here:

Never be arrogant.

Don't waste ammunition.

Whiskey makes you think you're smarter than you are.


Don't mess with old men . . . they didn't get old by being stupid!

I just love a story with a happy ending, don't you?



Remember: OLD MEN DESERVE RESPECT

Cheers 

Don

[micktoon]

  Quality Don , 

[AussieJimG]

An old bloke drove up to the car park at the golf club in his Rolls Royce and was about to back it into the last parking spot when a young chap in an MG zipped into the spot.

The young chap got out and said to the driver of the Rolls: "You have to be young and quick to do that".

The old bloke put the Rolls into reverse, crunched the MG into a small heap, turned to the chap and said: "You have to be old and rich to do that".

I think I know who enjoyed the day more.

[dsquire]

Jim

I like that one. I'll add it to mad old man joke collection.


Cheers 

Don