A Mexican bandit made a specialty of
crossing the Rio Grande from time to time and robbing banks in Texas. Finally,
a reward was offered for his capture, and an enterprising Texas ranger decided
to track him down.
After a lengthy search, he traced
the bandit to his favorite cantina, snuck up behind him, put his trusty
six-shooter to the bandit's head, and said, "You're under arrest. Tell me
where you hid the loot or I'll blow your brains out."
But the bandit didn't speak English,
and the Ranger didn't speak Spanish. Fortunately, a bilingual lawyer was in the
saloon and translated the Ranger's message. The terrified bandit blurted out,
in Spanish, that the loot was buried under the oak tree in back of the cantina.
"What did he say?" asked
the Ranger.
The lawyer answered, "He
said 'Get lost, you turkey. You wouldn't dare shoot me.'"
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