An elderly gentleman in Louisiana had owned a farm for a number of years.

He had a large pond at the back. It was properly shaped for swimming, so

he fixed it up nicely with picnic tables, sunbathing spots and a few small 

apple and peach trees.

One sunny evening the old farmer decided to go down to the pond, to look 

over it, as he hadn't been down there for some time. Before he went,

he grabbed a five-gallon bucket to collect some ripe fruit and bring it back.

As he neared the pond, he heard some voices shouting and laughing

with glee. As he got closer, he saw that it was a bunch of young women

skinny-dipping in his pond.

He made the women aware of his presence and they all quickly went into

the deeper end of the pond. One of the high-spirited women shouted 

out, "We're not coming out until you leave!"

The old man replied, "I didn't come down here to watch you ladies swimming

naked, or to make you get out of the pond naked."

Holding the bucket up high, he continued... " I'm just here to feed the alligator!"

Old men can still think fast!