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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 230486" data-attributes="member: 1246">Gone For CottonA bill collector knocked on the door of a country debtor. &quot;Is Fred home?&quot; he asked the woman who answered the door.&quot;Sorry,&quot; the woman replied. &quot;Fred&#039;s gone for cotton.&quot;The next day the collector tried again. &quot;Is Fred here today?&quot;&quot;No, sir,&quot; she said, &quot;I&#039;m afraid Fred has gone for cotton.&quot;When he returned the third day he humphed, &quot;I suppose Fred is gone for cotton again?&quot;&quot;No,&quot; the woman answered solemnly, &quot;Fred died yesterday.&quot;Suspicious that he was being avoided, the collector decided to wait a week and investigate the cemetery himself. But sure enough, there was poor Fred&#039;s tombstone, with this inscription:&quot;Gone, But Not for Cotton.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 230486, member: 1246"] [CENTER][B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#cc0000]Gone For Cotton[/COLOR][/FONT][/B][/CENTER] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000080]A bill collector knocked on the door of a country debtor. "Is Fred home?" he asked the woman who answered the door.[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000080]"Sorry," the woman replied. "Fred's gone for cotton."[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000080]The next day the collector tried again. "Is Fred here today?"[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000080]"No, sir," she said, "I'm afraid Fred has gone for cotton."[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000080]When he returned the third day he humphed, "I suppose Fred is gone for cotton again?"[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000080]"No," the woman answered solemnly, "Fred died yesterday."[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000080]Suspicious that he was being avoided, the collector decided to wait a week and investigate the cemetery himself. But sure enough, there was poor Fred's tombstone, with this inscription:[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000080]"Gone, But Not for Cotton."[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [/QUOTE]

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