Daily Joke: Karma Hits Back at Young Gunslinger Who Shot at an Old Prospector in a Bar

One day, an old prospector was passing by a small town in Texas. He was accompanied by an old mule that was tired of walking and refused to go any further. So the old prospector decided to rest.

He looked around for a place where he could quench his thirst and came across the only saloon in town. So he walked up to the entrance, tied his tired old mule to the hitch rail, and headed straight inside.

Once inside the saloon, he noticed the dust on his face and clothes and started brushing it off with swift hand movements. Just then, a young gunslinger came out of the saloon and started scrutinizing him.

The young gunslinger held a gun in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other. He looked at the old prospector from head to toe, chuckled a little, and said, "Hey, old man! Can you dance?"

"No son, I don't dance...and I've never really wanted to," replied the old man, looking straight into the young gunslinger's eyes.

In the meantime, a large crowd had assembled in the saloon. The gunslinger shot one brief look at the people around, turned back to face the old prospector, flashed a wide grin, and exclaimed, "Well, you old fool! You're gonna dance now!"

He then started shooting at the feet of the old prospector who had no choice but to dance so as not to blow off his toes. Much to everyone's surprise, the old man began hopping up and down like a flea on a hot pan.

The crowd was so entertained by his performance that soon, everyone burst into loud guffaws. The old man danced until the young gunslinger was left with his last bullet to fire. Afterward, he holstered his gun and left.

Now it was the turn of the old man to strike back, so he walked to his mule, reached for his double-barreled 12 gauge shotgun, and cocked the hammers. The gun roared so loudly that soon, everyone was silent in the crowd.

The young gunman also heard the deafening sound, but when he turned around, he was surprised to see the old man shooting. He was dumbfounded for a moment as he stared through the gaping holes of the gigantic weapon.

Confident as ever, the old prospector handled the shotgun like a trained warrior, turned to the young gunslinger, and said, "Son, have you ever kissed a mule's backside?"

"No sir...but....I've always wanted to," replied the young gunslinger.

Indeed, one should never mess with old prospectors!

If this joke made you giggle, you might like this one where a saloon had a shooting competition and the cowboy told the bartender he could bring in more customers by telling people they had a dog who could shoot.

Source: Upjoke