[2289] in Humor
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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Yelya)
Mon May 4 17:55:18 1998
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 17:45:47 EDT
From: Yelya <yelya@MIT.EDU>
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A newlywed farmer and his wife were visited by her mother, who
immediately demanded an inspection of the place. The farmer had
genuinely tried to be friendly to his new mother-in-law, hoping that
it could be a friendly, non-antagonistic relationship. All to no
avail though, as she kept nagging them at every opportunity,
demanding changes, offering unwanted advice, and generally making
life unbearable to the farmer and his new bride.
While they were walking through the barn, during the forced
inspection, the farmer's mule suddenly reared up and kicked the
mother-in-law in the head, killing her instantly. It was a shock to
all no matter their feelings toward her demanding ways...
At the funeral service a few days later, the farmer stood near the
casket and greeted folks as they walked by. The pastor noticed that
whenever a woman would whisper something to the farmer, he would nod
his head yes and say something. Whenever a man walked by and
whispered to the farmer, however, he would shake his head no, and
mumble a reply.
Very curious as to this bizarre behavior, the pastor later asked the
farmer what that was all about. The farmer replied, "The women would
say, 'What a terrible tragedy' and I would nod my head and say 'Yes,
it was.' The men would then ask, 'Can I borrow that mule?' and I
would shake my head and say, 'Can't, it's all booked up for a year.'"
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