A bandit made a specialty of crossing the Rio Grande to rob banks in Texas. Finally,
a reward was offered for his capture and an enterprising Texas Ranger decided to track
him down.
After a lengthy search, he traced the bandit to his favorite cantina, snuck up
behind him, put his six-shooter to the
bandit’s head, and said, “You’re under
arrest. Tell me where you hid the loot or
I’ll shoot.”
But the bandit didn’t speak English, and
the ranger didn’t speak Spanish.
Fortunately, a bilingual lawyer was in the
saloon and translated the ranger’s
message. The terrified bandit blurted out,
in Spanish, that the loot was buried under
the oak tree at the back of the cantina.
“What did he say?” asked the ranger.
The lawyer answered, "He said ‘Get lost!
You wouldn’t dare shoot me!’ "
:hehe