| 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 Paul, was a very fine specimen, but this morning, he noticed old Paul'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 would run for cover. To John's amazement, old Paul had 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 old Paul, he entered him in the Bairnsdale Agricultural Show and he became an overnight sensation among the judges. The result was the judges not only awarded old Paul the "No-Bell Peace Prize," but they also awarded him the "Pulletsur-prise" as well. Clearly old Paul was a politician in the making. Who else but a politician could figure out how to win two of the most coveted awards on our planet by being the best at sneaking up on the unsuspecting populace and screwing them when they weren't paying attention. Vote carefully in the coming election...... The bells are not always audible! |