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 and I need her to hitch the trailer to the
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 thinking for a few minutes, she nods, and says, "I want you
to
send
her the word "comfortable". The telegraph 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 the word, 'comfortable?'"
The brunette explains, "My sister's blonde. The word's big. She'll
read
it
slow. ("com-for-da-bul").
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 and I need her to hitch the trailer to the
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 thinking for a few minutes, she nods, and says, "I want you
to
send
her the word "comfortable". The telegraph 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 the word, 'comfortable?'"
The brunette explains, "My sister's blonde. The word's big. She'll
read
it
slow. ("com-for-da-bul").
