I have nothing to call this story other than amazing. It has become a legendary tale of bravery and ironic tragedy... enjoy.
One sunny Florida afternoon Billie(Nana) and Lou (Nano) sat and watched television in their family room. Entranced by the afternoon news, Lou barely noticed Billie's terrified expresion on her sweet face while sitting in her famous blue velvet chair... "Louis! Look outside there's an alligator!!" she finally exclaimed with a fearful yelp. Lou squinted and scowled, annoyed his attention was being taken from the television. "Louis it's an alligator! Go kill it!" Billie exclaimed as she stared in disbelief at their oversized window view of the back yard. Lou scoffed and lifted himself reluctantly from the couch that bordered the window. As he lifted himself off the couch and glanced out the window, he realized his wife was indeed right, an alligator was relaxing in their grassy backyard. He nervously walked throught the back door and toward his tool shed just feet away from the frightening beast that lay in their grass, ready to wreck havoc. From Billie's perspective, Lou was bravely slaying the creature with a large shovel. What really happened in the grassy yard will forever remain a mystery. Louis returned from his alligator slaying mission shaken and in disbelief. "Billie, that was no alligator..." what he said next defied modern science: "that was a dinosaur. That son of a bitch stood up and looked at me. He hissed, and his tail was this goddamn long." Nano went on to describe how he fearlessly slayed the dinosaur with a shovel then cut its very long dinosaur tail off to ensure an easy burial. Billie listened with the most loving, thankful, and awestruck expression on her face. My Nano, Lou was a real life hero....
Just a few days later flyers were posted throughout the neighborhood: the handicapped child next door misplaced his pet iguana and was hoping for his safe return.
Nano is still pissed the dinosaur remains killed his grass.
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