;-)...........from the net:
> >>"" Take heed oh wise ones!!!
> >>
> >> John was in the fertilized egg business.
> >>
> >> He had several hundred young layers
> >>
> >> (hens), called 'pullets',
> >>
> >> and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs.
> >>
> >> He kept records,
> >>
> >> and any rooster not performing
> >>
> >> went into the soup pot
> >>
> >> and was replaced.
> >>
> >> This took a lot of time,
> >>
> >> so he bought some tiny bells
> >>
> >> and attached them to his roosters.
> >>
> >> Each bell had a different tone,
> >>
> >> so he could tell from a distance,
> >> which rooster was performing.
> >>
> >> Now, he could sit on the porch
> >>
> >> And fill out an efficiency report
> >>
> >> by just listening to the bells.
> >>
> >> John's favorite rooster, old Butch,
> >> was a very fine specimen,
> >>
> >> but this morning he noticed
> >>
> >> old Butch's bell hadn't rung at all!
> >>
> >> When he went to investigate,
> >>
> >> he saw the other roosters were busy chasing
> pullets,
> >> bells-a-ringing, but the pullets,
> >>
> >> hearing the roosters coming,
> >>
> >> could run for cover.
> >> To John's amazement,
> >>
> >> old Butch had his bell in his beak,
> >> so it couldn't ring.
> >> He'd sneak up on a pullet,
> >>
> >> do his job and walk on to the next one.
> >>
> >> John was so proud of old Butch,
> >>
> >> he entered him in the Renfrew County Fair
> >>
> >> and he became an overnight sensation
> >> among the judges.
> >>
> >> The result was the judges
> >>
> >> not only awarded old Butch the No Bell Piece Prize
> >>
> >> but they also awarded him the Pulletsurprise as
> well.
> >>
> >> Clearly old Butch was a politician in the making.
> >>
> >> Who else but a politician could figure out
> >> how to win two of the most highly coveted awards
> >> on our planet by being the best
> >>
> >> at sneaking up on the populace
> >> and screwing them
> >>
> >> when they weren't paying attention.
> >>
> >> Vote carefully this year,
> >>
> >> the bells are not always audible.
> >> """
_______________________________
Which is why Harpo has that drooly smile, bell clenched firmly in his teeth.
..........Wish I could take credit for that.
> >>"" Take heed oh wise ones!!!
> >>
> >> John was in the fertilized egg business.
> >>
> >> He had several hundred young layers
> >>
> >> (hens), called 'pullets',
> >>
> >> and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs.
> >>
> >> He kept records,
> >>
> >> and any rooster not performing
> >>
> >> went into the soup pot
> >>
> >> and was replaced.
> >>
> >> This took a lot of time,
> >>
> >> so he bought some tiny bells
> >>
> >> and attached them to his roosters.
> >>
> >> Each bell had a different tone,
> >>
> >> so he could tell from a distance,
> >> which rooster was performing.
> >>
> >> Now, he could sit on the porch
> >>
> >> And fill out an efficiency report
> >>
> >> by just listening to the bells.
> >>
> >> John's favorite rooster, old Butch,
> >> was a very fine specimen,
> >>
> >> but this morning he noticed
> >>
> >> old Butch's bell hadn't rung at all!
> >>
> >> When he went to investigate,
> >>
> >> he saw the other roosters were busy chasing
> pullets,
> >> bells-a-ringing, but the pullets,
> >>
> >> hearing the roosters coming,
> >>
> >> could run for cover.
> >> To John's amazement,
> >>
> >> old Butch had his bell in his beak,
> >> so it couldn't ring.
> >> He'd sneak up on a pullet,
> >>
> >> do his job and walk on to the next one.
> >>
> >> John was so proud of old Butch,
> >>
> >> he entered him in the Renfrew County Fair
> >>
> >> and he became an overnight sensation
> >> among the judges.
> >>
> >> The result was the judges
> >>
> >> not only awarded old Butch the No Bell Piece Prize
> >>
> >> but they also awarded him the Pulletsurprise as
> well.
> >>
> >> Clearly old Butch was a politician in the making.
> >>
> >> Who else but a politician could figure out
> >> how to win two of the most highly coveted awards
> >> on our planet by being the best
> >>
> >> at sneaking up on the populace
> >> and screwing them
> >>
> >> when they weren't paying attention.
> >>
> >> Vote carefully this year,
> >>
> >> the bells are not always audible.
> >> """
_______________________________
Which is why Harpo has that drooly smile, bell clenched firmly in his teeth.
..........Wish I could take credit for that.
