Is That Mule For Sale

Farmer Jake had a nagging wife who made his life miserable. The only
real peace that he got was when he was out in the field plowing. One
day when he was out in the field, Jake's wife brought his lunch to him.


Then she stayed while he quietly ate and berated him with a constant
stream of nagging and complaining. Suddenly, Jake's old mule kicked up
his back legs, striking the wife in the head, and killing her
instantly.

At the wake, Jake's minister noticed that when the women offered
sympathy to Jake he would nod his head up and down. But when the men
came up and spoke quietly to him, he would shake his head from side to
side.

When the wake was over and all the mourners had left, the minister
approached Jake and asked, 'Why was it that you nodded your head up and
down to all the women and shook your head from side to side to all the
men?'

'Well,' Jake replied, 'The women all said how nice she looked, and her
dress was so pretty, so I agreed by nodding my head up and down. The
men all asked, 'Is that mule for sale!?'