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A Mexican bandit made a specialty of crossing the Rio Grande from time to time
and robbing 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
trusty six-shooter to the bandit's head, and said,
You're under arrest. Tell me where you hid the loot or I'll blow your brains
out.
But the bandit didn't speak English, and the Ranger didn't speak Spanish.
As luck would have it, 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 in back of the cantina.
What did he say? asked the Ranger.
The lawyer answered, He said, 'Get lost, Gringo. You wouldn't dare shoot
me.'