Two sisters, one blonde and one brunette, inherit the
family ranch. Unfortunately, after just a few years, they
are in financial trouble. In order to keep the bank from
repossessing the ranch, they need to purchase a bull so
that they can breed their own stock.
Upon leaving, the brunette tells her sister, 'When I get to the the bull
breeder, if I decide to buy a bull, I'll contact you to
drive out after me and haul it home.'
The brunette arrives at the man's ranch, inspects the
bull, and decides she wants to buy it. The man tells her
that he will sell it for $599, no less.
After paying him, she drives to the nearest town to send
her sister a telegram to tell her the news. She walks into
the telegraph office, and says, 'I want to send a
telegram to my sister telling her that I've bought a
bull for our ranch. I need her to hitch the trailer to our
pickup truck and drive out here so we can haul it
home.'
The telegraph operator explains that he'll be glad to
help her, then adds, it will cost 99 cents a word.
'Well, after paying for the bull, the brunette realizes
that she'll only be able to send her sister one word.
After a few minutes of thinking, she nods and says, 'I
want you to send her the word 'comfortable.'
The operator shakes his head. 'How is she ever going to
know that you want her to hitch the trailer to your pickup
truck and drive out here to haul that bull back to your
ranch if you send her just the word 'comfortable?'
The brunette explains, 'My sister's blonde. The
word is big. She'll read it very slowly '
com-for-da-bul.'
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Topic: The Bull (Read 3467 times)