HORSE PLAY

A guy walks into a bar, looking very depressed. The barman walks over and says, “What’s the matter?”

“Well,” the guy replies, “I’ve got two horses and . . . I can’t tell them apart. So I don’t know if I’m mixing up their riding times or feeding them the correct foods.”

The barman feels sorry for the guy and tries to think of a way to help him.

“Why don’t you try shaving the tail off one of the horses?” he suggests.

The guy looks up and says, “That sounds like a good idea! I think I’ll try it.”

A few weeks later the guy’s back in the bar, looking even more depressed than before. “What’s the matter now?” the barman asks. “Well,” the guy says, “I shaved the tail off one of the horses as you suggested, but it grew back and now I can’t tell them apart again!”

The bartender, slightly irritated, again offers his two cents’ worth, “Why don’t you try shaving the mane off one of the horses? Maybe that won’t grow back.”

The guy cheers up. “Thanks!” he says, “I’ll try that.”

A few months later the fellow is back in the bar, looking terrible.

“Now what’s the problem?” the barman asks.

“I shaved the mane of one of the horses and . . . it grew back!”

The barman has had enough of the guy’s stupidity.

“For crying out loud,” he yells, “just measure the stupid horses! Perhaps one is slightly taller than the other!”

The next day the guy is back, looking very happy.

“It worked!” he shouts. “I measured the horses and the black one is 5cm taller than the white one!”