A champion jockey is about to enter an important race on a new horse. The horse's trainer
meets him before the race and says, ''All you have to remember with this horse is that
every time you approach a jump, you have to shout, 'ALLLLEEE OOOP!' really loudly in the
horse's ear. Providing you do that, you'll be fine.''
The jockey thinks the trainer is mad but promises to shout the command. The race begins
and they approach the first hurdle. The jockey ignores the trainer's ridiculous advice and
the horse crashes straight through the center of the jump.
They carry on and approach the second hurdle. The jockey, somewhat embarrassed, whispers
'Aleeee ooop' in the horse's ear. The same thing happens--the horse crashes straight
through the center of the jump.
At the third hurdle, the jockey thinks, ''It's no good, I'll have to do it,'' and yells,
''ALLLEEE OOOP!'' really loudly. Sure enough, the horse sails over the jump with no
problems. This continues for the rest of the race, but due to the earlier problems the
horse only finishes third.
The trainer is fuming and asks the jockey what went wrong. The jockey replies, ''Nothing
is wrong with me--it's this bloody horse. What is he--deaf or something?''
The trainer replies, ''Deaf?? DEAF?? He's not deaf--he's BLIND!''
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