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 and takes their last $600 out west to another ranch where a man has a prize bull for sale. Before leaving she tells her sister, "When I get there, if I decide to buy the bull, I will contact you to drive out after me in the pick-up 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 only 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 per 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 moments, she nods and says " I want to send the word: "comfortable".

The operator shakes his head and says " How is your sister 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 is blonde. She'll read it slow."

For any blondes who read this; "Come for ta bull".