Have You Ever Danced?

Denny Eller

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>
> An old prospector shuffled into town leading
> an old tired 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
> 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, 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 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-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
> ass?"
>
> The gunslinger swallowed hard and said, "No
> sir..... but... I've always wanted to."
>
>
> Lessons we've just learned:
>
> Never be arrogant.
> Don't waste ammunition.
> Whiskey makes you think you're smarter
> than you are.
> Always, always make sure you know who has
> the power.
> 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?
>
 
A friend of mine told me to never get into a fight with an old man. They are too old to fight so they will just kill you and be done with it. Don't know where he heard that.
 
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