The Bay City Cow
27 Sep 1998
by
Melora

The town of Bay City had only one cow and it stopped giving milk.

The townspeople did a little research and discovered they could get a cow from Florida for $2000  - or one from Minnesota for only $1000. So, naturally, --- they got the cow from Minnesota.

It was a great cow: had a wonderful disposition, and gave lots of milk and lots of cream. Everybody loved it dearly. The people decided they would mate the cow and get more cows like it, and then they would never have to worry about their milk supply again.

So they got a bull and led the cow and the bull into the pasture.  When the bull came in from the right to mount the cow, the cow moved to the left. When the bull moved in to mount the cow from the left, the cow moved to the right. This went on all day.

Finally, in desperation, the people decided to go ask the cop, Starsky, what to do. After all he was very wise.

They told him the story. "Starsky, we've tried all day to mate our cow. When the bull moves in from the right the cow moves left and when the bull moves in from the left the cow moves to the right. What do we do?"

The cop thought a moment and asked, "Did you buy this cow from Minnesota?"

"Starsky!" they replied as one, "You are so wise! We never said we bought the cow from Minnesota. How did you know that?"

The cop said, sadly, "My partner is from Minnesota."