> > 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.
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