July 10, 2008
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One of my favorite jokes
About 15 or 16 years ago I was having dinner with Jerry Clower and he told me a joke which is one of my favorites...here it is:
An insurance salesman went to a farm to try to sell the farmer a policy and while he was looking around he saw a pig with a wooden leg in the pigpen. He asks the farmer about the pig and was told that it's a special pig. "about 2 years ago I was in the back 40 plowing and the tractor tipped over and trapped me and I was yelling for help,well that pig heard me and broke out of the pen and came and burrowed underneath me so that I was able to slide out from under the tractor. That pig saved my life."The salesman said "I agree thats a special pig,however it doesnt explain the wooden leg."The farmer looks at the salesman and says "Well that isn't all. Last winter we had a fire goin in the fireplace and we all went to bed,I guess a knot popped and an ember came out of the fireplace and set the rug on fire. That pig smelled the smoke and broke out of the pen again and started banging his head against the door. Woke the whole family up and we were able to put the fire out. That pig saved my families lives." The salesman looked at the farmer and said "That doesn't explain the wooden leg either" The farmer just shook his head and replied,"Son a pig that special you don't eat all at once."
Comments (11)
*snort* I can almost hear him telling it!
Ok, I don't know this guy, but that joke's great!
@saintvi - He was definatley one of if not THE best story teller of the 20th century. We must have talked for at least 2 hours that night.
ha!
@EilisAngelos - Jerry Clower was a well known(in the U.S.) southern comedian from Liberty Mississippi,just outside of Yazoo City Mississippi.
haha! great joke!
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Thats funny - just dropping by
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Merry Christmas in July! All good little xangans are getting nice Minis for presents- you've been good this year, haven't you? Merry Christmas to all!
hahaha...that is great!
I read your comment on my AIDS Marathon and I was truly touched by the story. It is so sad that he had to die an outcast because people do not have the compassion and understanding to accept someone suffering from such a horrible disease. It is stories like that which make me realize why I am running this in the first place. It is for reasons beyond and bigger than me...thank you so much for sharing this story with me.
That's priceless!
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