"Could Be Worse"

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Fifteen cents a pound?</B></div> <div> <B>Fifteen died of thirst?"</B></div> <div> <I><B>"Nope fifteen thousand dollars lost,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>But, hey, it could be worse."</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>The banker swallowed hard then asked,</B></div> <div> <B>"Well what about your grain?"</B></div> <div> <I><B>"The hoppers ate up all my wheat;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The sweet corn needed rain.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>"The pig got sick. My son got drunk</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>And joined the Moonies' church!</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>I figure I'm down forty thou</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>But, hey, It could be worse."</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>"Whataya mean, 'It could be worse!"</B></div> <div> <B>That ain't even funny."</B></div> <div> <B>The rancher shrugged and then replied,</B></div> <div> <I><B>"Could'a been </B></I><I><B><U>my</U></B></I><I><B> money."</B></I></div> <div> <B>B.Black</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="22dd2950.gif" border=0 width="210" height="149" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="22ec5780.gif" border=0 width="197" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="22ec5780.gif" border=0 width="197" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://GO.MAILBITS.COM/TRIVIA.ASP?118475.1 " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://GO.MAILBITS.COM/TRIVIA.ASP?118475"><U><B><IMG SRC="653e4100.gif" border=0 width="484" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>CLICK ON BANNERS</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://go.MailBits.com/Tell.asp?118475.1 " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://go.MailBits.com/Tell.asp?118475.1"><U><B><IMG SRC="654d43c0.gif" border=0 width="468" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TALLTEXIANS SOUTHFORTY"><U><B><U>TALLTEXIAN'S SOUTH-FORTY</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="_dearest_sonny_boy__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dearest Sonny Boy,"><U><B><U>"Dearest  Sonny Boy,"</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="talltexian_s__index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TALLTEXIANS WEBSITE INDEX"><U><B><U>TALLTEXIAN'S WEBSITE INDEX</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="True Story"><U><B><U>Next Page</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><U> <embed src="HTMLobj-568/mama-dont.mid" autostart="true" loop="true" hidden="true">  </U></B><B>   <script language="JavaScript">  </script>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <HTML><FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE=4 PTSIZE=12 FACE="CAC Krazy Legs Bold" LANG="0"><B><BR> <form method="post" action="http://www.listbot.com/cgi-bin/subscriber"><BR> <table border=0><tr><td colspan=2><BR> Join our mailing list!<BR> Enter your email address below,<BR> then click the 'Join List' button:<BR> </td></tr><tr><td><BR> <input type=text name="e_mail"><BR> <input type=hidden name="list_id" value="TALLTEXIANsSites"><BR> <input type=hidden name="Act" value="subscribe_list"><BR> </td><td><BR> <input type=image src="http://www.listbot.com/subscribe_button.gif" border=0 width=88 height=31 alt="Click here to join our mailing list!"><BR> </td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><BR> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1 PTSIZE=6 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="arial" LANG="0"><A HREF="http://www.listbot.com/">Powered by ListBot</A></FONT><FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=10><BR> </td></tr></table><BR> </form><BR> <BR> </B></HTML>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <img src="HTMLobj-563/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="65" height="128">  Designed by: <img src="HTMLobj-564/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="65" height="128">  </B></div> <div> <B>The  Colonel</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://aff.mailbits.com/info/earn.asp?118475 " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://aff.mailbits.com/info/earn.asp?11"><U><B><IMG SRC="655581f0.gif" border=0 width="88" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B> <HTML><FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE=4 PTSIZE=12 FACE="CAC Krazy Legs Bold" LANG="0"><B><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/US/TX/Abilene.html"><BR> <img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/banner/bigtemptr/US/TX/Abilene.gif" alt="Click for Abilene, Texas Forecast" height=94 width=185 border=0></a><BR> <BR> Please Visit Our Sponsors: <BR> </B></HTML>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <HTML><FONT COLOR="#ff0080" SIZE=4 PTSIZE=12 FACE="CAC Krazy Legs Bold" LANG="0"><B><I><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=jSLMrPUEK48&offerid=17212.10000023&type=4&subid=0"><IMG alt="Pro Sports Memorabilia" border=0 src="http://www.prosportsmemorabilia.com/images/banner105x55.gif"></a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=jSLMrPUEK48&bids=17212.10000023&type=4&subid=0"></B></I></HTML>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Loki Cola" ><B>  <SCRIPT language=JavaScript src="http://counter.mycomputer.com/get_counter.html?u=TALLTEXIAN1&c=16"> </SCRIPT> <NOSCRIPT> <a href="http://counter.mycomputer.com/"><img alt="Counter" src="http://counter.mycomputer.com/c.count?u=TALLTEXIAN1&c=16" border=0></a> </NOSCRIPT>   </B></FONT></div> <bR> </BODY>