A young jackaroo from outback Queensland goes off to university, but
> >halfway
> >
> > through the semester he foolishly has squandered all of his money.
> >
> > He calls home. 'Dad,' he says, 'you won't believe what modern
> > education is developing. They actually have a program here in Brisbane
> > That will teach our dog Ol' Blue how to talk.'
> >
> > 'That's amazing!' his Dad says. 'How do I get Ol' Blue 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 semester, the money again runs out. The
> > boy calls home. 'So how's Ol' Blue 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 Ol' Blue in
> > that program?'
> >
> > 'Just send $4,500. 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 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, Ol' Blue was in the living room, kicked
> > back in the recliner, reading the Courier Mail. Then he suddenly
> > turned to me and asked, 'So, is your daddy still messing around with
> > that little redhead barmaid at the pub?''
> >
> > The father groans and whispers, 'Ihope you shot that ba*tard before he
> > talks to your Mother!'
> >
> > 'I sure did, Dad!'
> >
> > 'That's my boy!'
> >
> > The kid went on to be a successful Barrister.