My cousin got a phone call at work from his wife asking him what she should do if she saw a snake. He told her to shoot it with the shotgun. She asked him if he was sure and he said yes. She hung up the phone. When get gets home from work there is an 8 inch diameter hole in the living room floor and the back half of the snake on the edge of the hole. She wouldn't touch it to take it outside. True story.

Water dries, rocks crumble, and trees die. The only thing that is eternal is the reputation we leave behind.
- Ancient Viking Proverb