> A young cowboy walks into a chili parlor in Abilene, Texas. He
sits
at
> the counter and notices an old cowboy with his arms folded,
staring
> blankly at a full bowl of chili.
>
> After fifteen minutes of just sitting there staring at it, the
young
> cowboy bravely asks the old cowpoke, "If you aren't gonna eat
that,
mind
> if
> I do?"
>
> The older cowboy slowly turns his head toward the young man and in
his
> best cowboy manner says, "Nope, go ahead and help yourself son."
>
> Eagerly, the young cowboy reaches over and slides the bowl over to
his
> place and starts spooning it in with delight. He gets nearly down
to
the
> bottom and notices a dead mouse in the chili. The sight was so
repulsive
> he immediately pukes up the chili back into the bowl.
>
> The old cowboy quietly says, "Yep, that's about as far as I got".
