As Farmer Giles goes out to his barn one morning, he notices, to his shock, that his cow has been painted purple. Seeing a trail of footprints leading to the house next door, he angrily storms over to the house and beats on the door. "All right, are you the one who painted my cow purple?"

Upon hearing no answer, Giles becomes even angrier and begins beating even harder on the door. "I SAID, ARE YOU THE DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDREL WHO PAINTED MY COW PURPLE?!"

The door slowly opens and a large man walks out; his expression is as dark and craggy as a mine shaft and he is about twice Giles' size. "Yeah, I done it," he says in a voice that sounds like the rumble of thunder. "Yer cow's mooin' kept me awake all night so I painted her purple. What of it?"

Giles shudders, laughs nervously, then replies, "Just wanted to let you know that the first coat was dry."