Alligator Shoes
>> >
>> > A young blonde woman was on vacation and driving through the
>> Everglades.
>> >
>> > She wanted to take home a pair of genuine alligator shoes in the
>> worst
>> > way,
>> > but was very reluctant to pay the high prices the local vendors
>> were
>> > asking. 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
>> > for free!"
>> >
>> > The shopkeeper said with a sly, knowing smile, "Little lady, just
>> go and
>> >
>> > give it a try!"
>> >
>> > The blonde headed out toward the swamps, determined to catch an
>> > alligator.
>> > Later in the day, as the shopkeeper is driving home, he pulls
over
>> to
>> > the
>> > side of the levee where he spots the same young woman standing
>> waist
>> > deep
>> > in the murky bayou water, shotgun in hand. Just then, he spots a
>> huge
>> > 9-foot 'gator swimming rapidly toward her. With lightning speed,
>> she
>> > takes
>> > aim, kills the creature and hauls it onto the slimy bank of the
>> swamp.
>> > More
>> > incredibly, lying nearby were 7 more of the dead creatures, all
>> lying on
>> >
>> > their backs!
>> >
>> > The shopkeeper stood on the bank, watching in silent amazement.
>> >
>> > The blonde struggled and flipped the gator onto its back. Rolling
>> her
>> > eyes
>> > heavenward and screaming in great frustration, she shouts, "DARN
>> IT!
>> > THIS
>> > ONE'S BAREFOOT, TOO!?"