Sonny Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 All Booked Up 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. To no avail, she kept nagging them at every opportunity, demanding changes, offering unwanted advice and making life unbearable to the farmer and his new bride. While they were walking through the barn, the farmer's mule suddenly reared up and kicked the mother-in-law in the head, killing her instantly. 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 ask, 'Can I borrow that mule?' and I would shake my head and say, 'Can't. It's all booked up for a year.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Need to do some editing, Sonny -- you have men both times at the funeral, first one should be women, right?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 10 hours ago, JimH said: Need to do some editing, Sonny -- you have men both times at the funeral, first one should be women, right?? Thanks. Correction made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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