appyday
08-27-2006, 06:58 PM
An old farmer had a wife who nagged him unmercifully.
>
>From morning till 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 tried to plow a lot.
>
>One day, when he was out plowing, his wife brought him lunch in thefield.
>He drove the old mule into the shade, sat down on a stump, and began to eat
>his lunch. Immediately, his wife began haranguing 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 man 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.
>
>So after the funeral, the minister spoke to the old farmer, and
>asked him why he nodded his head and agreed with the women, but always
>shook his head and disagreed with all 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 all wanted to know if the mule was for sale."
>
>From morning till 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 tried to plow a lot.
>
>One day, when he was out plowing, his wife brought him lunch in thefield.
>He drove the old mule into the shade, sat down on a stump, and began to eat
>his lunch. Immediately, his wife began haranguing 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 man 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.
>
>So after the funeral, the minister spoke to the old farmer, and
>asked him why he nodded his head and agreed with the women, but always
>shook his head and disagreed with all 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 all wanted to know if the mule was for sale."