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| farmer john Farmer John lived on a quiet rural highway. But, as time went by,the >> >traffic built up at an alarming rate. The traffic was so heavy and so >> >fast that his chickens were being run over at a rate of three to six a >> >day. So one day Farmer John called the sheriff's office and said, >> >"You've got to do something about all of these people driving so fast >> >and killing all of my chickens." "What do you want me to do?" asked the >> >sheriff. "I don't care, just do something about those crazy drivers!" >> > >> > >> > >> >So the next day he had the county workers go out and erected a sign that >> >said: SLOW: SCHOOL CROSSING >> > >> > >> > >> >Three days later Farmer John called the sheriff and said, "You've got to >> >do something about these drivers. The 'school crossing' sign seems to >> >make them go even faster." So, again, the sheriff sends out the county >> >workers and they put up a new sign: SLOW: CHILDREN AT PLAY. That really >> >sped them up. >> > >> > >> > >> >So Farmer John called and called and called every day for three weeks. >> >Finally, he asked the sheriff, "Your signs are doing no good. Can I put >> >up my own sign?" The sheriff told him, "Sure thing, put up your own >> >sign." He was going to let Farmer John do just about anything in order >> >to get him to stop calling every day to complain. The sheriff got no >> >more calls from Farmer John. >> > >> > >> > >> > Three weeks later, curiosity got the best of the sheriff and he >> > decided >> >to give Farmer John a call. "How's the problem with those drivers. Did >> >you put up your sign?" "Oh, I sure did. And not one chicken has been >> >killed since then. I've got to go. I'm very busy." He hung up the phone. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >The sheriff was really curious now and he thought to himself "I'd better >> >go out there and take a look at that sign... it might be something that i can use when he got there he seen a large sign painted in red aerosol paint NUDIST COLONY WATCH OUT FOR CHICKS Last edited by conker : 08-06-2005 at 11:07 AM. |
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