An Army Ranger was on vacation in the depths of Louisiana
and he wanted a pair of genuine alligator shoes in the
worst way, but was very reluctant to pay the high prices the
local vendors were asking.
After becoming very frustrated with the "no haggle" attitude of
one of the shopkeepers, the Ranger shouted, "maybe I'll just
go out and get my own alligator so I can get a pair of shoes
made at a reasonable price!"
The vendor said, "By all means, be my guest. Maybe you will
run into a couple of Marines who were in here earlier saying
the same thing."
So the Ranger headed into the bayou that same day and a
few hours later came upon two men standing waist deep in
the water. He thought, "those must be the two Marines the
guy in town was talking about." Just then, the Ranger saw a
tremendously long gator swimming rapidly underwater
towards one of the Marines.
Just as the gator was about to attack, the Marine grabbed its
neck with both hands and strangled it to death with very little
effort. Then both Marines dragged it on shore and flipped it on
its back. Laying nearby were several more of the creatures.
One of the Marines then exclaimed, "Darn, this one doesn't
have any shoes either!"