Kennen was having a drink in a saloon

Kennen was having a drink in a saloon when his neighbor, Stakely, came rushing in. “Ah think somebody’s stealin’ yore pickup truck!” the man said breathlessly. Kennan ran outside, but came back right away. “Well, did yew stop him?” asked Stakely. “Naw!” said the redneck. “He was too fast. But Ah got his license plate before he got away!”

The July temperature in

The July temperature in Joplin climbed over the one hundred mark. Despite the scorching heat, Bozell was outside painting his house. A passerby stopped for a moment to watch him and then asked, “How cum yer wearin’ two jackets?” ” ‘Cause,” said the redneck, “the directions on the can say ta put on two coats!”

Izzard went into a Baltimore bank to

Izzard went into a Baltimore bank to cash his check. Since he didn’t have an account there, the teller asked if he could identify himself. “Sure,” said Izzard. “There a mirror around here?” “There’s one on the wall right beside you,” said the clerk. Izzard took a glance in the mirror and heaved a sigh of relief. “Yep!” he said. “It’s me, all right!”

Mayne and Willard, two idiots, were in

Mayne and Willard, two idiots, were in a rowboat on a lake fishing. Suddenly the spray from a motorboat racing by flooded their boat. “How we gonna get the water out?” asked Mayne. “Easy,” said Willard. “We just bore a hole in the bottom of the boat and let the water drain out.” The men drilled a hole in the bottom, and more water started rushing in. “Wait a minute!” exclaimed Mayne. “We need another hole so’s the water comin’ in through the first one has a place to go back into the lake!”

Zack and Tybe, two

Zack and Tybe, two Alabama farm boys, bought themselves a truckload of watermelons for a buck apiece. They sold each one for a dollar. After counting up their cash, they realized they’d wound up with the same amount of money they’d started out with. “See!” said Tybe. “Ah told yew we shoulda got a bigger truck!”