Have You Ever Danced?
>An old prospector shuffled into town leading an old tired 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, have you ever danced?'
>>>
>>> The old man looked up at the gunslinger and said, 'No, I never did
>>> dance, -- just never wanted to.'
>>>
>>> A crowd had gathered quickly and 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 in order to not get a toe blown off or his boots
>>> perforated was soon hopping around like a flea on a hot skillet and
>>> 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 back... The loud, audible double
>>> 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 quiet was almost deafening.
>>>
>>> The crowd watched as the young gunman stared at the old timer and
the
>>> large gaping holes of those twin barrels.
>>>
>>> He found it hard to swallow. The barrels of the shotgun never
wavered
>>> in the old man's hands.
>>>
>>> The old man said, 'Son, did you ever kiss a mule's ass?'
>>> The boy bully swallowed hard and said, 'No. But I've always wanted
to.'
>>>
>>> There are two lessons for us all:
>>> 1. Don't waste ammunition.
>>> 2. Don't mess with old people.
>>>
>>> I just love a story with a happy ending..
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "What lies behind us , And what lies before us ,
>>> Are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
>>>
>>> Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have You Ever Danced...
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Registered: 9/2/2008
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Name:
jerry
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Location:
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