gcreekrch
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THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT TEXAS
> An 80-year-old rancher from
> West Texas goes to
> Houston Medical Center for a check-up.
>
> The doctor is amazed at what good shape the guy is in and
> asks,
> "How do you stay in such great physical condition?"
>
> ... "I'm from West Texas and in my spare time I like to hunt
> and
> fish" says the old guy, "and that's why I'm in such good
> shape.
> I'm up well before daylight riding herd and mending fences
> and
> when I'm not doing that, I'm out hunting or fishing. In the
>
> evening, I have a beer, a shot of whiskey and all is well."
>
> "Well," says the doctor, "I'm sure that helps, but there's
> got to
> be more to it. How old was your father when he died?"
>
> "Who said my father's dead?"
>
> The doctor is amazed. "You mean you're 80 years old and
> your
> father's still alive? How old is he?"
>
> "He's 100 years old," says the old cowboy. "In fact he worked
> and
> hunted with me this morning, and had a little beer and that's
> why
> he's still alive. He's a West River rancher and he hunts and
>
> fishes too!"
>
> "Well," the doctor says, "that's great, but I'm sure there's
> more
> to it than that. How about your father's father? How old was
> he
> when he died?"
>
> "Who said my grandpa's dead?"
>
> Stunned, the doctor asks, "You mean you're 80 years old and
> your
> grandfather's still alive?"
>
> "He's 118 years old," says the man.
>
> The doctor is getting frustrated at this point, "So, I guess
> he
> went hunting with you this morning too?"
>
> "No, Grandpa couldn't go this morning because he's getting
> married
> today."
>
> At this point the doctor is close to losing it. "Getting
> Married??? Why would a 118 year-old guy want to get married?"
>
> "Who said he wanted to...?
> An 80-year-old rancher from
> West Texas goes to
> Houston Medical Center for a check-up.
>
> The doctor is amazed at what good shape the guy is in and
> asks,
> "How do you stay in such great physical condition?"
>
> ... "I'm from West Texas and in my spare time I like to hunt
> and
> fish" says the old guy, "and that's why I'm in such good
> shape.
> I'm up well before daylight riding herd and mending fences
> and
> when I'm not doing that, I'm out hunting or fishing. In the
>
> evening, I have a beer, a shot of whiskey and all is well."
>
> "Well," says the doctor, "I'm sure that helps, but there's
> got to
> be more to it. How old was your father when he died?"
>
> "Who said my father's dead?"
>
> The doctor is amazed. "You mean you're 80 years old and
> your
> father's still alive? How old is he?"
>
> "He's 100 years old," says the old cowboy. "In fact he worked
> and
> hunted with me this morning, and had a little beer and that's
> why
> he's still alive. He's a West River rancher and he hunts and
>
> fishes too!"
>
> "Well," the doctor says, "that's great, but I'm sure there's
> more
> to it than that. How about your father's father? How old was
> he
> when he died?"
>
> "Who said my grandpa's dead?"
>
> Stunned, the doctor asks, "You mean you're 80 years old and
> your
> grandfather's still alive?"
>
> "He's 118 years old," says the man.
>
> The doctor is getting frustrated at this point, "So, I guess
> he
> went hunting with you this morning too?"
>
> "No, Grandpa couldn't go this morning because he's getting
> married
> today."
>
> At this point the doctor is close to losing it. "Getting
> Married??? Why would a 118 year-old guy want to get married?"
>
> "Who said he wanted to...?
