JUST REWARDS

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, could 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 "Pullet Surprise" 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.....
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