A blonde and a brunette purchased a farm in Louisiana，but they needed a bull．It was decided that the brunette would take $200 and go to Chicago to buy the bull．She purchased the bull for $197 and went to send her friend a telegram．The clerk told her the telegram would cost three dollars per word to Louisiana．The brunette thought for a moment，then decided to send one word：“Comfortable．”The clerk was puzzled and asked，“How will your friend know what you mean？”The brunette replied，“Well，you see，my friend is a little slow，so when she gets this，she’ll read：‘ Com-for-da-bul．’”