The Bull
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 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 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'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."