A young cowboy from Wyoming goes off to college, but half way through the semester, he has foolishly squandered all his money.
He calls home. "Dad," he says, "You won't believe what
moderen education is developing! They actually have a program here in Laramie that will teach our dog, Ol Blue how to talk!"
"That amazing!" his dad says. "How do I get Ol Blue in that program?"
"Just send him down here with $1000.00," the young cowboy says. "I'll get him enrolled in the course."
So, his father sends the dog and $1000.00.
About two-thirds through the semester, the money runs out again. The boy calls home.
"So how's Ol Blue doing son?" his father asks.
"Awesome, Dad, he's talking up a storm," he say's, "But you
just won't believe this.... they've had such good results with the program that they have started to teach the animals how to read!"
"Read!" say's the amazed father. "No kidding! How do we get
Blue into that program?"
"Just send $2500.00, and 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 Ol Blue? I just can't wait to see him read something and talk!"
"Dad!" the boy say's, "I have some bad news. Yesterday morning, just before we left to drive home, Ol Blue was in the living room, kicked back in the recliner, reading the Wall Street Journal, like he always does. Then he turned to me and asked, "So, is your daddy still messin' around with that little redhead who lives in town?"
The flustered father exclaims, "I hope you shot the dog before he had a chance to talk to your Mother!"
"I sure did, Dad!"
"That's my boy!"

.....AND THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS HOW THAT KID WENT ON TO BE ONE OF OUR COUNTRY'S MOST SUCCESSFUL LAWYERS, AND THEN BECAME A RESPECTED CONGRESSMAN.