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Abie, the somewhat shy and retiring gentleman who lives a bit southwest,
sent this one on the subject of cow sense...

The only cow in a small town in Northern Italy stopped giving milk. Then
the town folk found they could buy a cow in Sicily quite cheaply.

So, they brought the cow over from Sicily.

It was absolutely wonderful it produced lots of milk every day and everyone
was happy.

They bought a bull to mate with the cow to get more cows, so they'd never
have to worry about their milk supply again.

They put the bull in the pasture with the cow but whenever the bull tried to
mount the cow, the cow would move away. No matter what approach the
bull tried, the cow would move away from the bull, and he was never able
to do the deed.

The people were very upset and decided to go to the vet, who was very wise,
tell him what was happening and ask his advice.

"Whenever the bull tries to mount our cow, she moves away. If he approaches
from the back, she moves forward. When he approaches her from the front, she
backs off. If he attempts it from he one side, she walks away to the other side."

The Vet rubbed his chin thoughtfully and pondered this before asking, "Did
you by chance, buy this cow in Sicily?"

The people were dumbfounded, since no one had ever mentioned that they had
brought the cow over from Sicily.

"You are truly a wise vet," they said. "However did you know we got the cow
from Sicily?

The vet replied with a distant look in his eye: "My wife is from Sicily."
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