The rattlesnake an' the skunk

Submitted by James E. McMullen, III (United States), Jan 20, 2010 at 19:27

I don't know about the rest of yer readers, Dan'l, but this ol cowboy knows that pullin' the fangs of a rattler don't mean jack. They grow back. An' as a kid, a friend had a desented skunk...for a while. The scent glands grew back.

Need I say more.

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