AffectionateDan
1st Level Black Feather
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Farmer John was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred
young layer hens (called pullets) and eight or ten roosters, whose job
was to fertilize the eggs. John 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 at a
distance, which rooster was performing. Now he could sit on his porch
and fill out efficiency reports by just listening to the bells.
The farmer's favorite rooster was old Butch, and a very fine specimen he
was. But one particular morning he 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, ran for
cover. To Farmer John's amazement, he saw Butch hold his bell in his
beak, so it wouldn'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 gave 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 best
at sneaking up on the populace and screwing them when they weren't
paying attention.
young layer hens (called pullets) and eight or ten roosters, whose job
was to fertilize the eggs. John 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 at a
distance, which rooster was performing. Now he could sit on his porch
and fill out efficiency reports by just listening to the bells.
The farmer's favorite rooster was old Butch, and a very fine specimen he
was. But one particular morning he 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, ran for
cover. To Farmer John's amazement, he saw Butch hold his bell in his
beak, so it wouldn'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 gave 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 best
at sneaking up on the populace and screwing them when they weren't
paying attention.
