| From: | Jaimie Nicholson <jaimie.nicholson@********.OTAGO.AC.NZ> |
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| Subject: | Humour - or at least a feeble attempt thereat |
| Date: | Thu, 7 May 1998 13:08:05 +1200 |
An Army Ranger was on vacation in the depths of Louisiana and he wanted a
pair of genuine alligator shoes in the worst way, but was very reluctant
to pay the high prices the local vendors were asking. After becoming very
frustrated with the "no haggle" attitude of one of the shopkeepers, the
Ranger shouted, "maybe I'll just go out and get my own alligator so I can
get a pair of shoes made at a reasonable price!" The vendor said, "By all
means, be my guest. Maybe you will run into a couple of Marines who were in
here earlier saying the same thing." So the Ranger headed into the bayou
that same day and a few hours later came upon two men standing waist deep
in the water. He thought, "those must be the two Marines the guy in
town was talking about." Just then, the Ranger saw a tremendously long
gator swimming rapidly underwater towards one of the Marines. Just as the
gator was about to attack, the Marine grabbed its neck with both hands and
strangled it to death with very little effort. Then both Marines dragged it
on shore and flipped it on its back. Laying nearby were several more of the
creatures. One of the Marines then exclaimed, "Damn, this one doesn't have
any shoes either!"]<<<<<
-- Rand <19:45:53/05-06-59>
