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John the farmer was in the fertilized egg business. He had several
> hundred young layers (hens), called 'pullets', and ten roosters,
> whose job it was to fertilize the eggs.
> >
> > The farmer 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 from a distance which
> > rooster was performing. Now he could sit on the porch and fill out
> > an efficiency report simply by listening to the bells.
> >
> > The farmer's favorite rooster was old Butch, a very fine specimen
> > he was, too. But on this particular morning John 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,

would run for cover.
>
> >
> > But to Farmer 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...
> >
> > The judges not only awarded old Butch the No Bell Piece Prize but
> > they 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 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 year...the bells are not always audible!