>> Homer was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young >> layers (hens) called 'pullets,' and 10 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. >> >> Homer's favorite rooster, old Butch, was a very fine specimen, but one >> 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 Homer'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. Homer was so proud of old Butch, he entered him in the 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 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
