Alligator Shoes

[Boon Mee]

Alligator shoes

A young blonde was vacationing deep in Louisiana. She wanted to take home a pair of genuine alligator shoes in the worst way but was very reluctant to pay the high prices local vendors were asking for the highly prized shoes.

After becoming very frustrated with the "no haggle on prices" attitude of one of the shopkeepers, the blonde shouted, "Well then, maybe I'll just go out and catch my own alligator, so I can get a pair of shoes at a decent price!"

The shopkeeper said with a sly, knowing smile, "Little lady, y'all just go and give it a try, why don'cha!" The blonde turned on her heel and headed out toward the swamps, determined to catch herself a gator.

Later in the day, as the shopkeeper was driving home, he pulled over to the roadside where he spotted that same young woman standing waist deep in the murky bayou water, shotgun in hand. Just then, he spotted a huge 9-foot gator swimming rapidly toward her. With lightning speed, she took aim, killed the creature, and, with a great deal of effort, hauled it onto the slimy swamp bank. Lying nearby were several more of the dead creatures.

The shopkeeper stood on the bank and watched in amazed silence as the blonde struggled and flipped the gator on its back. Then she rolled her eyes heavenward and screamed out in great frustration, "######! This one is barefoot, too!"

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