There is one afternoon I will never forget for as long as I live, and that was while my husband was stationed at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah back in the 1970's. We lived in Fries Trailer Park on the army installation, and had become good friends with our neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Yei, who lived next door.
This particular afternoon, my husband and I were standing beside our old, red, 1957 Chevy Pick up, chatting with Mr. Yei about the repairs being done on it, when he spotted a tan lizard nearby. He told us that his son would love to have it as a pet, and so my husband obligingly retrieved a small, plastic pail and the chase was on! As I stood watching the show, the men darted and dashed here then there, doing their utmost to catch the poor lizard, which was by that time, in a state of panic.
It was during this frenzied activity that Mrs. Yei joined me beside the truck, and we were chuckling at the antics of our husbands when all of a sudden Mr. Yei came to a sudden stop. As his actions froze, his dark eyes grew big, and he had a look of surprise, then panic! He began kicking his foot and shaking his leg, urgently sputtering, "It's in my pants! It's in my pants!" He then looked at me and said, "Don't look! Don't look! My pants are coming off!"
And right there in the broad daylight of the warm, afternoon sun, before his wife, my husband, myself, and any other nearby neighbors who happened to be enjoying the view from their yards or windows, Mr. Yei unbuckled his belt while still shaking his leg, unzipped his pants, and then down they came revealing very bright, red and white polka dot boxers! The lizard made a big jump and flew out over the zipper of Mr. Yei's trousers and disappeared into the desert while Mrs. Yei and I were laughing so hard that tears were rolling down our faces! I literally had to lean on our truck to keep from falling down I was in such hysterics!
Mr. Yei looked over at me and calmly said, "Well, I told you not to look."
