years.

He had a large pond in the back, fixed up nicely: Picnic tables,

horseshoe courts, a volleyball court, and some apple and peach trees. The pond was

properly shaped and fixed up for swimming.

One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the pond and

look it over, as he hadn't been there in a while. He grabbed a five-gallon

bucket to bring back some fruit. As he neared the pond, he heard voices shouting

and laughing with glee. As he came closer, he saw it was a bunch of young women

skinny-dipping in his pond. He made the women aware of his presence and they all

went to the deep end.

One of the women shouted to him, "We're not coming out until

you leave!"

The old man frowned, "I didn't come down here to watch you ladies

swim naked or make you get out of the pond naked."

Holding the bucket up he said, "I'm here to feed the

alligator."

Old men can still think fast