> >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. The brunette balances their
checkbook,
> then
> >takes their last $600 dollars out west to another ranch where a man has a
> prize
> >bull for sale. Upon leaving, she 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
> does
> >want to buy it. The man tells her that he can 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 pick-up 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 pick-up 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. She'll read it slow.
>
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