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> THE OLD MULE
> An old farmer had a wife who nagged him
> unmercifully. From morning
> night (and sometimes later), she was always
> complaining about something.
> The only time he got any relief was when he was out
> plowing with his old
> mule. He plowed as often as he could. One day,
> when he was out plowing,
> his wife brought him lunch in the field. He drove
> the mule into the
> shade, sat down on a stump, and began to eat.
> Immediately, his wife began
> nagging him again. Complain, nag, nag; it just went
> on and on. All of a
> sudden, the old mule lashed out with both hind feet
> -- caught her smack
> in the back of the head. Killed her dead on the spot.
> At the funeral several days later, the minister
> noticed something rather
> odd. When a woman mourner would approach the old
> farmer, he would listen
> for a minute, then nod his head in agreement; but
> when a male mourner
> approached him, he would listen for a minute, then
> shake his head in
> disagreement. This was so consistent, the minister
> decided to ask the old
> farmer about it.
> After the funeral, the minister spoke to the old
> farmer and asked him why
> he nodded his head and agreed with all the women,
> but always shook his
> head and disagreed with the men. The old farmer
> said, "Well, the women
> would come up and say something about how nice my
> wife looked, or how
> pretty her dress was, so I'd nod my head in
> agreement."
> "And what about the men?" the minister asked.
> "They wanted to know if the mule was for sale."
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