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 ***?"
>
> The gunslinger swallowed hard and said, "No sir... But... I've always
> wanted to."
>
> There are a few lessons for us all here:
> - Never be arrogant.
> - Don't waste all your ammunition.
> - Realize that whiskey makes you think you're smarter than you are.
> - Always be absolutely certain you know who has the power.
> - Don't mess with old people because they didn't get old by being
> stupid.
>
> The object of life is to attain wisdom through experience. The trick is
> surviving the experience
> 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 ***?"
>
> The gunslinger swallowed hard and said, "No sir... But... I've always
> wanted to."
>
> There are a few lessons for us all here:
> - Never be arrogant.
> - Don't waste all your ammunition.
> - Realize that whiskey makes you think you're smarter than you are.
> - Always be absolutely certain you know who has the power.
> - Don't mess with old people because they didn't get old by being
> stupid.
>
> The object of life is to attain wisdom through experience. The trick is
> surviving the experience
