Shotgun

Me: Hey wait a second I already checked you out!

Patron: Yes you did.

Patron’s spouse walks up to the desk.

Patron: I’m riding shotgun today, so I just go where Spouse goes.

Me: Did you know where the term “riding shotgun” comes from?

Patron: It’s the person who would sit next to the driver, armed with a shotgun, to protect the stagecoach.

Me: And who do you think they were protecting the stagecoach from?

Patron: Well, it would be the Indi…

Patron, suddenly sad: Oh… I see what you’re getting at.

Me: Isn’t language fun?

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