Post by Paul @ Oz Tabs on Aug 8, 2005 15:24:06 GMT 9
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 from
the stockyard in a far town so that they can breed their
own stock. They only have $600 left.
Upon leaving, the brunette tells her sister, "When I get
there, if I decide to buy the bull, I'll contact you to
drive out after me and haul it home."
The brunette arrives at the stockyard, 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's just 99 cents a word." Well, after
paying for the bull, the brunette only has $1 left. She
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's big.
She'll read it very slowly ... com-for-da-bul
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 from
the stockyard in a far town so that they can breed their
own stock. They only have $600 left.
Upon leaving, the brunette tells her sister, "When I get
there, if I decide to buy the bull, I'll contact you to
drive out after me and haul it home."
The brunette arrives at the stockyard, 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's just 99 cents a word." Well, after
paying for the bull, the brunette only has $1 left. She
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's big.
She'll read it very slowly ... com-for-da-bul