…in Dillon, Montana, for a haircut and shave. He tells the barber that he can’t get all his whiskers removed because his cheeks are wrinkled from age. The barber removes a small wooden ball from a cup on the shelf and instructs the old cowboy to insert it into his cheek to stretch out the skin.

When he’s finished, the old cowboy tells the barber that it was the finest shave he’d had in years, but he’s curious what would have happened if he’d mistakenly eaten that small ball. The barber responded. “Oh, just bring it back in a couple of days like everyone else does.”