Fwd: Butch the Rooster

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>> Subject: Butch the rooster>> >>> > Butch the Rooster>> > , 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 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, too, but on this particular morning noticed old Butch's bell>hadn't rung at all! 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 '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.>> >>> > 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," but 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?

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That is GREAT!!Thanks for the laugh.

Blessings,

Trisha in WA