I was working in a food booth at a county fair last weekend, and I missed the PRCA rodeo (AGAIN!)
Well, the next morning...I'm cleaning up somethings in front of the booth, and this nice looking cowboy starts talking to me, as he stands waiting for his food, I am drawn into a conversation about the rodeo the night before.
I noticed the way he was standing..... feet spread, and in a stance like he had an invisible barrier between his thighs..... So, putting two and two together....I asked if he rode the night before.... big smile came on his face...and he said..."yes, I did...I quit ridin' 3 years ago, and last night about killed me", then he continued to tell me, "they needed an extra rider, and asked me if I would help them out....man I was hoping they would tell me it was a bronc that needed to be ridden, but no ....they needed a bull rider" I asked him if he drew a good bull or an ornery one...and he laughed and said that he had a live one for his ride. I asked who won him or the bull....he smiled again and said he did...that he made his time, but he was soooo sore from sitting on that bull...after 3 years he forgot what kind of pain was associated with bull riding. I asked him why he quit riding...and he smiled and said that his wife made him quit.
I asked what his wife thought about him riding last night. He gasped and said..."she don't know about me riding- she was home with the kids" and then proceeded to tell me that after his ride, he was escorted to the VIP area and was offered anything he wanted to drink....and he got .... well, he got drunk.
He said he was so sore he could hardly walk when he got home.....but she didn't know anything was wrong. I laughed at him, and said "you really think your wife is THAT stupid? If you were walking like you are standing now...I will guar-en-tee that she knows" .....he looked down at his stance, and how he was keeping his thighs from touching each other.....and gave me that "OMG, I'm a dead man" look, knowing that he was in worse shape the night before. Then he gave me that cute little sheepish grin that guys get when they have an idea mulling around in their head...."I'll think of something", he said, as he turned to waddle away.... I laughed and said "Good Luck". MEN gotta love em