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, would 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 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 next year, the bells are not always audible.
Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.
