A young blonde woman was vacationing in the Louisiana bayou. She desperately wanted a pair of genuine alligator shoes but was unwilling to pay the high prices asked by local vendors.
Frustrated by one shopkeeper's "no-haggle" policy, she exclaimed, "Maybe I'll just go catch my own alligator to get a pair at a reasonable price!"
The shopkeeper replied, "By all means, be my guest. Maybe you'll get lucky and catch a big one!"
Determined, the woman headed for the swamps. Later that day, as the shopkeeper was driving home, he spotted her standing waist-deep in the water, shotgun in hand. Just then, he saw a huge 9-foot alligator swimming rapidly toward her.
She took aim, killed the creature, and with great effort hauled it onto the bank. Several other dead alligators lay nearby, leaving the shopkeeper amazed.
At that moment, the blonde flipped the alligator onto its back and shouted in frustration, "Dang it! This one isn't wearing any shoes either!"