bosco Posted April 12, 2008 Posted April 12, 2008 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 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." > bosco Stay Stock Stay Happy
pillboy Posted April 13, 2008 Posted April 13, 2008 Western Union recently stopped sending telegrams...everyone has cell phones, Bosco. It is still ugly.
bosco Posted April 14, 2008 Author Posted April 14, 2008 Western Union recently stopped sending telegrams...everyone has cell phones, Bosco. it was before they stopped Stay Stock Stay Happy
kadesh Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Don't worry about it Bosco, I figured it out. =))))
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