A farmer walks down to the Farm and Ranch Store to buy a bucket. When he gets there, they have some chickens and geese for sale, cheap.
Well, the fellow picks a goose and two chickens, and gets a bag of feed. He thinks for a minute and says, “Hey, how am I gonna carry all this home?”
The store manager says, “Well, put the feed in the bottom of the bucket, the goose on top, and carry a chicken under each arm.”
The farmer gives it a try, and he starts home. A couple of blocks down the street, he runs into old Widow Smith, who’s a little disoriented.
She says, “I don’t remember which way my house is.”
The farmer says, “Come on Miz Smith; you don’t live far. Let’s take this shortcut through the alley, and we’ll have you home in no time.”
Miz Smith exclaims, “Well, how do I know you won’t molest me once we’re in this back alley?”
The farmer says, “My God, woman, I got my hands full, how would I do that?!”
“Easy,” she says, “Put the bucket over the goose, put the feed on top of the bucket, and I’ll hold the two chickens.”