Old Barracky the Rooster:
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 Barracky, was a very fine specimen, but
this morning he noticed old Barracky'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 Barracky 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 Barracky, 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 Rocky the No Bell Piece
Prize but they also awarded him the Pullet Surprise as well. Clearly old
Rocky 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 November. The bells are not always audible!