Be slow to offend, and reluctant to blame;
Be quick to forgive; and treat all men the same—
You must hold a Straight Flush in life’s little game
To be worthy the name of a gringo.
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’Sa Nice Day, Haintit?
A stuttering man walked up to a boy who had a parrot in a cage and said, “Ca—ca—can tha—tha—that parrot talk?”
“Well,” replied the boy, “if he couldn’t talk better than you I’d kill him.”
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