Arizona in the Saddle October 2015 Volume 2 Issue 12 | Page 21

Family Resemblance A n old codger who lived in a remote wilderness decided it was time to go in to town. In the general store he picked up a mirror and looked in it. Not knowing what it was, he remarked, “How about that! Here’s a picture of my daddy.” AUCTION SELL • BID • BUY He bought the ‘picture’, but on the way home he remembered his wife, Lizzy, didn’t like his father. So he hung it in the barn and every morning before going about his business he would go in to the barn and look at the image. Lizzy began to get suspicious of these many trips to the barn. One day, after her husband left, she searched the barn and found the mirror. As she looked into the glass, she fumed, “So that’s the old gal he’s runnin’ after.” twenty shots A cowboy ran into a saloon and said to the bartender, “Give me twenty shots of whiskey, quick!”The bartender poured out the shots and the cowboy gulped them all down. Said the bartender, “Say, I never saw anyone drink that fast!” To which the cowboy replied, “Well you’d drink that fast if you had what I have!” “Oh, my God! What is it? What do you have?” said the saloon keeper. “Fifty cents!” answered the cowboy.  cowboy colloquialisms • The engine’s runnin’ but ain’t nobody driving (Not overly intelligent)  WWW.AMERICANAGAUCTIONS.COM IF IT’S WESTERN, WE WANT IT! American Ag Auctions is actively looking for consignors contact us today! 866-511-5977 [email protected] • As welcome as a skunk at a lawn party (Self-explanatory)  • Tighter than bark on a tree (Not very generous)  • Big hat, no cattle (All talk and no action)  The 2 9th Annual • We’ve howdied but we ain’t shook yet (We’ve made a brief a