"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
Tell her about the farmer who collected his new bride from the station.

He helped her up into the gig and they started off. At a crossroads, the
horse refused to stop, nearly causing an accident. The farmer got down,
held the bridle and snarled at the horse: "That's once!"

A short distance further on, a bird flew across in front of them, and
the horse shied. The farmer got down, held the bridle and snarled at the
horse: "That's twice!"

A bit further on, the horse spied some rather succulent-looking grass on
the other side of the road, and despite the farmer's efforts on the
reins, pulled the gig right up the verge. The farmer reached under the
seat in the back and got out a shotgun, got down, held the bridle and
snarled at the horse: "That's three times!" and shot it.


So how did they get home in the end??