I'd have not been so soft.

[Ron Attwood]

An old prospector shuffled into the town of El Indio, Texas leading a tired old 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, can you dance?"

The old man looked up at the gunslinger and said, "No son, I don't 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 standing around was laughing..

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-barrelled 12 bore 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 deafening. The crowd watched as the young gunman stared at the old timer and the large gaping holes of those twin 12-bore barrels.

The barrels of the shotgun never wavered in the old man's hands, as he quietly said;

"Son, have you ever kissed a mule's ass?"

The gunslinger swallowed hard and said, "No sir... but.... I've always wanted to"

There are a few lessons for all of us here:

*Don't be arrogant.
*Don't waste ammunition.
*Whiskey makes you think you're smarter than you are.
*Always make sure you know who is in control...
*And finally, Don't screw around with old folks; they didn't get old by being stupid....

Like I said, personally, I'd have just shot him!

[Paughco]

Great one!

Seeya
ATB

[Hook]

[Tug002]

Keep smiling
Tug

[AKar]

Like I said, personally, I'd have just shot him!

The story doesn't tell if he eventually did. I guess at least that would have bought the old timer all the free beers he ever wished for in that saloon.

-Esa

[Dogsbody55]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyPFQKpRnd0

Nuff said

[cessna lover]

good post.

[Ron Attwood]

This guy wasn't soft..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IpU_kaQ-Bo

[Tug002]

This guy wasn't soft..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IpU_kaQ-Bo

Looks like he picked the wrong day to rob the post office

Keep smiling
Tug

[AKar]

This guy wasn't soft..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IpU_kaQ-Bo

I wonder how that trades in, as in, if comparing how long one sits from an armed robbery against what is served for a manslaughter.

-Esa

[Ron Attwood]

Witness testimony.
I saw everything. The robber was about to turn his gun on the customer. Fortunately, the customer saw it just in time and he was able to disarm the robber by shooting him in the face. The robber continued to threaten the customer by falling towards him in an aggressive move, which made the customer shoot him four more times in self defence.
The customer, clearly shaken by his ordeal, had to go outside for some fresh air.
Signed.
R W Attwood

[Tug002]

Witness testimony.
I saw everything. The robber was about to turn his gun on the customer. Fortunately, the customer saw it just in time and he was able to disarm the robber by shooting him in the face. The robber continued to threaten the customer by falling towards him in an aggressive move, which made the customer shoot him four more times in self defence.
The customer, clearly shaken by his ordeal, had to go outside for some fresh air.
Signed.
R W Attwood

That was exactly the way I saw it too.

Keep smiling
Tug