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A newly wed farmer and his wife were visited by her mother, who immediately demanded an inspection of the place.
The farmer had genuinely
tried to be friendly to his new mother-in-law, hoping that it could be a friendly, non-antagonistic relationship.
All to no avail,
and she kept nagging them at every opportunity, demanding changes, offering unwanted advice, and generally making life unbearable to the farmer and his new bride
While they were walking through the barn,
during the forced inspection, the farmer's mule suddenly reared up and kicked the mother-in-law in the head, killing her instantly.
It was a shock to all no matter of their feelings toward her demanding ways.
At the funeral service a few days later, the farmer stood
near the casket and greeted folks as they walked by.
The pastor noticed that whenever a woman would whisper something to the farmer, he would nod his head yes and say something.
Whenever a man walked by and whispered to the farmer, however, he would
shake his head no, and mumble a reply.
Very curious as to this bizarre behavior, the pastor later asked the farmer what this was all about.
The farmer replied, "The women
would say, ‘what a terrible tragedy' and I would nod my head and say ‘Yes, it was.'"
The men would then asked, "Can I borrow that mule?"
And I would shake my head and say,
"Can't, it's all booked up for a year."
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