A man goes into a public house with a incredibly ugly creature on a
leash. "Good Grief," exclaims the barman, "that's an ugly-looking thing.
What is it ?"
"It's a Mexican, short-legged, long-tailed, snout-nosed terrier."
replies the owner. "By heck, it looks really evil", comments the barman.
"Oh, it is, it is." says the owner.
"Still, I'm sure that my Great Dane would make mincemeat of it,"
brags the barkeep. "I'm sure that it wouldn't" says the owner and they
get into a long argument about which pet has the foulest disposition.
Finally the barman challenges the man to meet him outside in the car
park to let the animals fight it out, and the man agrees.
Ten minutes later the two men are standing in the car park with their
respective animals. The barman's Great Dane is straining at the leash
and frothing at the mouth whilst over at the other side of the car park
the Mexican, short-legged, long-tailed, snout-nosed terrier is just
sitting there with a evil smile playing across it's lips. "Right,"
shouts the barman over the snarls of his dog, "on the count of three we
let both of them loose. 1 - 2 - 3 !!!" At this, both owners release
their pets. The Great Dane bounds across the car park, ears back and
fangs bared, meanwhile the terrier continues to sit and smile. As the
Great Dane reaches it, it opens it's mouth and in a couple of seconds
there is no trace of the Great Dane, and the terrier continues to smile.
Back in the bar, the man is enjoying a pint of best bitter, and the
barman is leaning against the bar cleaning a pint mug, still unable to
believe the ease with which his pet has been despatched. "What did you
say that thing was called again ?" he asks.
"It's a Mexican, short-legged, long-tailed, snout-nosed terrier."
"That's a bit of a mouthful, don't they have another name for them ?"
"Well, they have a short name in Mexico." admits the man.
"Oh really, what do the Mexican's call them them ?"
"Alligators !"