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Farmer John
John the farmer was in the fertilized egg business. He had several
hundred young layers (hens, called pullets) and eight or ten roosters
whose job was to fertilize the eggs.
The farmer kept records and any rooster that didn't perform went
into the soup pot and was replaced.
That took an awful lot of his time so he bought a set of tiny bells
and attached them to his roosters.
Each bell had a different tone so John could tell from a distance
which rooster was performing. Now he could sit on the porch and fill out
an efficiency report simply by listening to the bells.
The farmer's favorite rooster was old Butch, a very fine specimen
he was old. On this particular morning John noticed old Butch's bell
hadn't rung at all!
John went to investigate. The other roosters were chasing pullets,
bells-a-ringing. The pullets, hearing the roosters coming, would run for
cover. But to Farmer John's amazement, 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 Butch he entered him in the county fair, and
Butch became an overnight sensation among the judges.
The result...The judges not only awarded Butch the "No Bell Piece Prize", they also awarded him the "Pulletsurprise" as well.
Clearly 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?
John the farmer was in the fertilized egg business. He had several
hundred young layers (hens, called pullets) and eight or ten roosters
whose job was to fertilize the eggs.
The farmer kept records and any rooster that didn't perform went
into the soup pot and was replaced.
That took an awful lot of his time so he bought a set of tiny bells
and attached them to his roosters.
Each bell had a different tone so John could tell from a distance
which rooster was performing. Now he could sit on the porch and fill out
an efficiency report simply by listening to the bells.
The farmer's favorite rooster was old Butch, a very fine specimen
he was old. On this particular morning John noticed old Butch's bell
hadn't rung at all!
John went to investigate. The other roosters were chasing pullets,
bells-a-ringing. The pullets, hearing the roosters coming, would run for
cover. But to Farmer John's amazement, 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 Butch he entered him in the county fair, and
Butch became an overnight sensation among the judges.
The result...The judges not only awarded Butch the "No Bell Piece Prize", they also awarded him the "Pulletsurprise" as well.
Clearly 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?