The dog who talked
A young jackaroo from outback Queensland, Australia goes off to university, but halfway through the year he has squandered all of his money.
He calls home. "Dad," he says, "you won't believe what modern education is developing. They have a program here in Brisbane that will teach our dog Bluey how to talk."
"That's amazing!" his Dad says. "How do I get Bluey in that program?"
"Just send him down here with $2,000" the young jackaroo says, "I'll get him in the course." So his father sends the dog and $2,000.
About two-thirds through the year, the money again runs out. The boy calls home. "So how's Bluey doing, son?" his father wants to know.
"Awesome! Dad, he's talking up a storm. But you just won't believe this.They've had such good results with talking, they've begun to teach the animals how to read."
"Read?!" exclaims his father. "No kidding! How do we get Bluey in that program?"
"Just send $5,000. I'll get him in the class."
The money promptly arrives. But our hero has a problem. At the end of the year, his father will find out the dog can neither talk nor read. So he shoots the dog. When he arrives home at the end of the year, his father is all excited.
"Where's Bluey? I just can't wait to talk with him, and see him read something!"
"Dad," the boy says, "I have some grim news. Yesterday morning, just before we left to drive home, Bluey was in the living room, kicked back in the recliner, reading the Wall Street Journal. Then he suddenly turned to me and asked,
"So, is your dad still messing around with his secretary?"
The father groans and whispers, "I'll have to shoot that bastard before he talks to your Mother!"
"I already did, Dad!"
"That's my boy!"
The kid went on to become a very successful lawyer.
A young jackaroo from outback Queensland, Australia goes off to university, but halfway through the year he has squandered all of his money.
He calls home. "Dad," he says, "you won't believe what modern education is developing. They have a program here in Brisbane that will teach our dog Bluey how to talk."
"That's amazing!" his Dad says. "How do I get Bluey in that program?"
"Just send him down here with $2,000" the young jackaroo says, "I'll get him in the course." So his father sends the dog and $2,000.
About two-thirds through the year, the money again runs out. The boy calls home. "So how's Bluey doing, son?" his father wants to know.
"Awesome! Dad, he's talking up a storm. But you just won't believe this.They've had such good results with talking, they've begun to teach the animals how to read."
"Read?!" exclaims his father. "No kidding! How do we get Bluey in that program?"
"Just send $5,000. I'll get him in the class."
The money promptly arrives. But our hero has a problem. At the end of the year, his father will find out the dog can neither talk nor read. So he shoots the dog. When he arrives home at the end of the year, his father is all excited.
"Where's Bluey? I just can't wait to talk with him, and see him read something!"
"Dad," the boy says, "I have some grim news. Yesterday morning, just before we left to drive home, Bluey was in the living room, kicked back in the recliner, reading the Wall Street Journal. Then he suddenly turned to me and asked,
"So, is your dad still messing around with his secretary?"
The father groans and whispers, "I'll have to shoot that bastard before he talks to your Mother!"
"I already did, Dad!"
"That's my boy!"
The kid went on to become a very successful lawyer.
