Bloke in his 70s goes back to the mill where he worked as a boy to see his old mucker.
"Is Joe about please?"
"You've just missed him, He's gone to fetch a bale of cotton"
"Well tell him I'll call again tomorrow"
The next day, he tries again.
"Is Joe about please?"
"You've just missed him, He's gone to fetch a bale of cotton"
This goes on all week, until, on Saturday morning...
"Is Joe about please?"
"I'm sorry, he's dead and buried"
"Omg! That was quick. Can I at least visit his grave?"
He visits the grave, on the tombstone are these words...
"Here lies Old Joe, gone, but not for cotton."