How often do you lie?

When I was a youngster I heard a joke about the wild west of the late 1800’s that involved a mail order bride. Apparently a farmer couldn’t find a wife by any other means so he ordered one from a catalog. She arrived by train and he met her at the train station with his horse and buggy. As they were riding back in the buggy to his farm the horse that was pulling the buggy went off the path and almost overturned the buggy. The farmer got the buggy back on the road and when he did, he said to the horse, “That’s once.” A little while later the horse kicked up a stone that almost hit the farmer. The farmer stopped and said to the horse, “That’s twice.” A little while later the horse stumbled. The farmer got off the buggy, said to the horse, “That’s three times.” He then took his rifle out and shot and killed the horse. His new bride was not at all impressed with all this and she berated him for shooting the horse. When she finished, the farmer said to her, “That’s once.”


Apr. 8/17
8:55 pm
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@Serenitree: ok?...