A farmer was sitting at the local bar, nursing a drink and looking glum. A curious man walked in, saw him, and asked, “Why are you sitting here drinking on such a nice day?”

The farmer sighed and shook his head. “Some things you just can’t explain.”
Intrigued, the man sat down next to him. “Come on, what happened? It can’t be that bad.”

The farmer took a sip of his drink and said, “Well, this morning, I was milking my cow. Just as I filled the bucket, she lifted her left leg and knocked it over.”

The man chuckled. “That’s annoying, but it’s not the end of the world.”
The farmer sighed again. “Some things you just can’t explain.”

“So, what did you do next?” the man asked.
“I tied her left leg to a post,” the farmer replied.

“Smart,” said the man. “What happened after that?”
“Well, I sat back down to milk her again. Just as the bucket got full, she kicked it over with her right leg.”

The man laughed. “This cow really has it out for you!”
“Some things you just can’t explain,” the farmer repeated.

“What did you do then?”
“I tied her right leg to a post too,” said the farmer.

“And then?”
The farmer continued, “I sat back down to milk her again. And just when the bucket was full, she swatted it over with her tail.”

The man nodded, suppressing a grin. “Wow, she’s persistent. So what did you do?”

“Well,” the farmer said, “I didn’t have any more rope, so I took off my belt and tied her tail to the rafter. But as I was tying it, my pants fell down… and that’s when my wife walked in.”

The farmer shook his head and sighed. “Some things you just can’t explain.”