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Boudreaux, an 80-year-old South Louisiana Cajun, goes to the doctor for his every year check-up.
The doctor is amazed at what good shape he is in and asks, "How you stay in such great physical condition, Boudreaux?"
"I stay in the swamp and I hunt and fish every day" says the old Cajun,
and, that's why I'm in such good shape. "I'm up well before daylight and out
hunting or fishing all day. I have a beer for breakfast and at lunch and
wid my supper. And I have a shot of houch before bed time. And I say my
prayers every night. And all is well wid me"
"Well", says the doctor, "I'm sure dem prayers helps, but there's got to be
more to it. How old was your father when he died?"
"Who said Pop is dead?"
The doctor is amazed. "You mean you're 80 years old and your father's still
alive? How old he is?"
"Pop be 100 next month," say Boudreaux. "In fact, he hunted with
me this morning, and then we went to a "beer joint" for a while and had
a few beers and that's why he's still alive. He's a tough Cajun man
And he hunts and fishes every day, too.
"Well, the doctor says, that's great, but I'm sure there's more to it than
that. How about your father's father? How old was he when he died?"
"Who said my Paw Paw's dead?"
Stunned, the doctor asks, "You mean you're 80 years old, your father is
100 and your grandfather's still living? Incredible! How old he is?"
"We tink 'bout 118." says the old Cajun. He likes his beer too, but he
won’t touch the hard stuff."
The doctor is getting frustrated at this point, "So, I guess your
grandfather went hunting and fishing with you'll this morning too?"
"No, Paw Paw couldn't go this time. He's getting married today."
At this point the doctor is close to losing it. "Getting married! Why would
a 118-year-old man want to get married?"
Boudreaux looked down at the floor and mumbled "Who said he wanted to?"
The doctor is amazed at what good shape he is in and asks, "How you stay in such great physical condition, Boudreaux?"
"I stay in the swamp and I hunt and fish every day" says the old Cajun,
and, that's why I'm in such good shape. "I'm up well before daylight and out
hunting or fishing all day. I have a beer for breakfast and at lunch and
wid my supper. And I have a shot of houch before bed time. And I say my
prayers every night. And all is well wid me"
"Well", says the doctor, "I'm sure dem prayers helps, but there's got to be
more to it. How old was your father when he died?"
"Who said Pop is dead?"
The doctor is amazed. "You mean you're 80 years old and your father's still
alive? How old he is?"
"Pop be 100 next month," say Boudreaux. "In fact, he hunted with
me this morning, and then we went to a "beer joint" for a while and had
a few beers and that's why he's still alive. He's a tough Cajun man
And he hunts and fishes every day, too.
"Well, the doctor says, that's great, but I'm sure there's more to it than
that. How about your father's father? How old was he when he died?"
"Who said my Paw Paw's dead?"
Stunned, the doctor asks, "You mean you're 80 years old, your father is
100 and your grandfather's still living? Incredible! How old he is?"
"We tink 'bout 118." says the old Cajun. He likes his beer too, but he
won’t touch the hard stuff."
The doctor is getting frustrated at this point, "So, I guess your
grandfather went hunting and fishing with you'll this morning too?"
"No, Paw Paw couldn't go this time. He's getting married today."
At this point the doctor is close to losing it. "Getting married! Why would
a 118-year-old man want to get married?"
Boudreaux looked down at the floor and mumbled "Who said he wanted to?"
Wasn't sure where it was going. Caught me by surprise.
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