Sent to me by an OLD friend The old prospector and his old mule
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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?"
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> 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."
>
>
> There are a few lessons for us all here:
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> Never be arrogant.
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> Don't waste ammunition.
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> Whiskey makes you think you're smarter than you are.
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> Always, always make sure you know who has the power.
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> 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?
