The old miner

tic · Post by **tic** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:05 am

A miner who had been up in the wilderness working his mine for a year came into town. He got the money for his gold, bought some supplies, and stopped in at the hotel in town.

He told the manager of the hotel, “I’ve been out working my mine for a year, I want the thickest steak you got, the best room in the hotel, and the prettiest girl you have”. The manager told the miner, “We can give you a great steak and our best room, but we don’t have any women, all we got is old Roy”. The miner thought about it for a second and told the manager, “I take the steak dinner and the room, but I ain’t been gone long enough to take old Roy”.

The miner went back to the wilderness and was gone for 2 more years. He made another trip to town to cash in his gold and pick up supplies. He went to the hotel and told the manager, “I’ve been gone working my mine for 2 years, I want the thickest steak you got, the best room in the hotel, and the prettiest girl you have”. The manager told the miner, “We can give you a great steak and our best room, but we don’t have any women, all we got is old Roy”. The miner thought about it for a second and told the manager, “I take the steak dinner and the room, but I’m going to have to pass on old Roy”.

The miner went back and worked his mine for 3 more years. He came to town, cashed in his gold, picked up supplies, and went back to the hotel. He told the manager, I’ve been working my mine for 3 years, I want the thickest steak you got, the best room in the hotel, and the prettiest girl you have”. The manager replied, “We can give you a great steak and our best room, but we don’t have any women, all we got is old Roy”. The miner thought about it for a minute and told the manager, “OK, I’ve been gone a LONG time, I have a go at old Roy”. The manager replied, “OK sir, go up to your room, I’ll get Roy, Hank, and Jeb and we’ll all be up there in a few minutes”.

The miner replied, “It’s bad enough that I’m taking old Roy I don’t need you other fellas there too”. The manger replied, “But sir you don’t understand, it’s going to take all of us to hold down old Roy”.