Tyger Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Butch the RoosterFarmer John was in the fertilized-egg business.He had several hundred young layers (hens), called "pullets", and ten roosters, whose job it was (for you city folks) to fertilize the eggs.He 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.His favorite rooster was old Butch, and a very fine specimen he was, too. But one 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, old Butch had his bell in his beak, so it couldn't ring. He would sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one. John was so pleased and proud of old Butch, he entered him in the County Fair, where old Butch became an overnight sensation among the judges as well. The Result...The judges not only awarded old Butch the No-Bell Piece Prize, but they also awarded him the Pulletsurprise as well.MORAL: 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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