A stranger, who had a ferocious dog, moved in next door to a Cajun. After meeting, the new guy gloated that his dog was the meanest dog ever. "Well, keep him out of my yard or my dog will destroy him," said the Cajun. The new-comer fell on the ground laughing! "That little yellow dog will destroy my prize fighter? NO WAY!" The next day, curious about what the Cajun had told him, he removed the heavy chain from his dog's collar. Immediately the ferocious dog ran into the Cajun's yard and the two dogs squared off. The grin disappeared from his face when the two dogs started fighting. By the time the Cajun ran out of the house, it was all over. The neighbor's dog lay mangled and lifeless on the ground. "Man, I can't believe this," said the neighbor. "What kind of dog is that?" "Well." said the Cajun, "Before I cut off his tail and painted him yellow, he was an alligator!"