Homer 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.
Homer'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 Homer's amazement, old Butch had his bell in his
beak, so it couldn't ring. H e'd sneak up on a pullet, do his job and
walk on to the next one. Homer 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.
-
Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
#64
Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
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