RON'S SPANISH-CLASS JOKE

For you Oregonians, you can skip this introduction; for anybody else, I need to explain some things:
1) In Oregon we have to pay $.05 for each beverage bottle or can (with some exceptions).  When you take the cans or bottles or cans back to the store you get your deposit back. This is so that the cans and bottles are not garbage; they have value. And five cents there is the same as 40 centavos in Guatemala.
2) Oregon is north of California, and many Californians have moved to Oregon.  This is because Oregon is much cleaner and greener than California, and it costs less to live there.

The Joke:
One time there were three men sitting around a campfire.  One was from Texas, and was drinking tequila. One was from California, and was drinking wine. One was from Oregon, and was drinking beer ("Henry's", since they don't have "Gallo" (the common beer in Guatemala) in Oregon.
Suddenly the Texan threw his bottle of tequila into the air and shot it with his pistol.
"Why did you do that?" asked the others.
"Because where I come from we have lots more tequila," he replied.
Then the Californian threw his bottle of wine into the air and shot it with his pistol.
"Why did you do that?" asked the others.
"Because where I come from we have lots more wine," he replied.
Then the Oregonian threw his bottle of beer into the air and shot the Californian with his pistol.
"Why did you do that?" asked the Texan.
"Because where I come from we have lots more Californians, but I can get five cents for the bottle."

O. K., if you want to practice your Spanish, here it is as I gave it to the class:

Tengo una broma.  Pero antes, necesito explicar unas cosas.
Soy de Oregon.  En Oregon tenemos que pagar cinco centavos por cada botella o lata de bebidas, y cuando las llevamos a la tienda, recibimos nuestro depósito.  Es porque las botellas y latas no son basura; tienen valor.  Cinco centavos allí es egual de cuarenta centavos aquí.)
Tambien, Oregon está norte de California, y muchos californianos se han movido (se moven) a Oregon, porque Oregon está mas limpio y verde, y es mas economico de vivir en Oregon.  Bueno.  Es una broma.

Había una vez tres hombres que se sentaban alredador de un fuego de campamento. Un era de Texas, y tomaba tequila; un era de California, y tomaba vino; y el tercero era de Oregon y tomaba cerveza "Henry's", porque no hay "Gallo" en Oregon.
De repente el tejano tiró su botella de tequila al aire, y la quebró con su pistola.
"¿Porqué hiciste eso?" le preguntaron los otros.
"Porque de donde soy tenemos mucho mas tequila," los contestó.
Entonces el californiano tiró su botella de vino al aire, y la quebró con su pistola.
"¿Porqué hiciste eso?" le preguntaron los otros.
"Porque de donde soy tenemos mucho mas vino," los contestó.
Entonces el oregoniano tiró su botella de cerveza al aire, y mató al californiano con su pistola.
"¿Porqué hiciste eso?" le preguntó el tejano.
"Porque de donde soy tenemos muchos mas californianos, pero puedo recebir cinco centavos por la botella."

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