A tavern was doing good business one cold night, when the door opened, and an elderly gentleman, moving with some difficulty, came thru the door, and started across the room. He had failed to push the door closed firmly enough behind him, and it gaped open, letting in the cold. Several college students were seated at a nearby table, and one of the young men called out, "Hey old timer, close the door, were
you born in a barn?" His buddies hooted laughter as the old man turned wearily, made his way back to the door, closed it
firmly and took a seat at an empty table. One of the students, a girl, observed moments later that the old man was quietly crying. She said, "Look there Don, what you did.
You made the poor old man cry! Go over there and apologize!" So the student got up and went over to the old man's table; "Hey, I'm sorry Mister, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." The old man wiped his eyes and looked up, "Oh, that's o.k. The truth is, I WAS born in a barn. Every time I hear a jackass bray, I get so homesick I cry."