Many years ago (on a ranch far, far away) Roy Rogers and Dale Evans had a problem with a mountain lion. This lion had cost Roy and Dale a number of head of cattle, but what really got Roy's dander up was one night the big cat crept onto the front porch of their house and mangled Roy's brand new cowboy boots, which had been left outside.
That was the final straw. Roy saddled up Trigger, called his faithful dog Bullet to his side, and rode off to find the mountain lion. He found the lion, and shot it dead, and tied the carcass across Trigger's back for the ride home.
As he rode up to the house, Dale, who was sitting on the porch harmonizing with the Sons of the Pioneers (Roy's singing partners), called out,
(ahemmm)
"Pardon me Roy, is that the cat that chewed your new shoes?"
That was the final straw. Roy saddled up Trigger, called his faithful dog Bullet to his side, and rode off to find the mountain lion. He found the lion, and shot it dead, and tied the carcass across Trigger's back for the ride home.
As he rode up to the house, Dale, who was sitting on the porch harmonizing with the Sons of the Pioneers (Roy's singing partners), called out,
(ahemmm)
"Pardon me Roy, is that the cat that chewed your new shoes?"
