Boudreaux’s Annual Check-Up

Boudreaux, an 80-year-old Louisiana Cajun, goes to the doctor for his every year check-up. The doctor is amazed at what good shape he is. "How do you stay in such great physical condition, Boudreaux?"

“I stay in de swamp and I hunt and fish every day," say de old Cajun. "Dat's why I'm in such good shape. I'm up well before daylight and out huntin' or fishin' ... all day. I have a beer wid breakfast and at lunch and wid my supper. An' I have a shot of hooch before bedtime. An' I say my prayers every night. An' dat's why all is well wid me."

“Well", says the doctor, "I'm sure the prayers help, but there's got to be more to it. How old was your father when he died?"

"Who say Pop is dead?"

The doctor is amazed. "You mean you are 80 and your father is still alive? How old he is?"

"Pop be a-hundred next month ... Fac', he hunt wid me dis mornin', and den we been to a beer joint for a while and had a few beers and dat's why he's still alive. He a tough Cajun man and he hunt and fish everyday, too.”

"Well, the doctor says, that's great! But, I'm sure there's more to it than that. How about your father's father? How old was he when he died?"

"Who said Paw Paw's dead?"

Stunned, the doctor asks, "You mean you are 80, your father is 100 and your grandfather is still living? Incredible! How old he is?"

"We tink mebbe 'bout 118," say the old Cajun. “He like his beer, too, but he don't touch de hard stuff no more."

The doctor is frustrated at this point, "So, I guess your grandfather went hunting and fishing with you and your father this morning, too?"

"Naw ... Paw Paw couldn't go dis time. He gettin' married today."

Now, the doctor is close to losing it ... "Getting married! Why would a 118-year-old man want to get married?"

Boudreaux, he look down at de floor and mumble ...

"Who said he wanted to.”