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

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

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

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

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

Melburn was strolling along downtown Natchez with a framed picture under his arm. “Hey, what yew got there?” asked a neighbor. “I dunno much ’bout art,” replied Melburn, “but Ah just bought me an original Michelangelo for two hundred dollars! It’s one of the few he ever did in ballpoint!”