An Army Ranger was on vacation in the depths of Louisiana
and he wanted a pair of genuine alligator shoes in the worst way, but was very
reluctant to pay the high prices the local vendors were
asking.
After becoming very frustrated with the "no haggle"
attitude of one of the shopkeepers, the Ranger shouted, "maybe I'll just go out
and get my own alligator so I can get a pair of shoes made at a reasonable
price!"
The vendor said, "By all means, be my guest. Maybe you
will run into a couple of Marines who were in here earlier saying the same
thing."
So the Ranger headed into the bayou that same day and a
few hours later came upon two men standing waist deep in the water. He thought,
"those must be the two Marines the guy in town was talking about." Just then,
the Ranger saw a tremendously long gator swimming rapidly underwater towards one
of the Marines.
Just as the gator was about to attack, the Marine grabbed
its neck with both hands and strangled it to death with very little effort. Then
both Marines dragged it on shore and flipped it on its back. Laying nearby were
several more of the creatures.
One
of the Marines then exclaimed, "Damn, this one doesn't have any shoes
either!"