> An old farmer decided it was time to get a new rooster for his hens. The
> current rooster was still doing an okay
> job, but he was getting on in years. And the farmer figured getting a new
> rooster couldn't hurt anything. So he
> gets a young cock and lets it loose in the barn yard.
>
> Well, the old rooster sees the young one strutting around and he gets a little
> worried. So, they're trying to replace
> me, thinks the old rooster.
>
> I've got to do something about this. He walks up to the new bird and says, so
> you're the new guy in town. I bet
> you really think you're hot stuff don't you? Well I'm not ready for the
> chopping block yet. I bet I'm still the better
> bird. And to prove it, I challenge you to a race around that hen house over
> there. We'll run around it ten times and
> whoever finish's first gets to have all the hens for himself. Well, the young
> rooster was a proud sort, and he
> definitely thought he was more than a match for the old guy.
>
> You're on, said the young rooster. And since I know I'm so great, I'll even
> give you a head start of half a lap. I'll
> still win easy. So the two roosters go over to the hen house to start the race
> and all the hens gather around to
> watch. The race begins and all the hens start cheering the roosters on. After
> the first lap, the old rooster is still
> maintaining his lead. After the second lap, the old guys lead has slipped a
> little but he's still hanging in there.
> Unfortunately the old roosters lead continues to slip each time around, and by
> the fifth lap he's just barely in front
> of the young rooster.
>
> By now the farmer has heard all the commotion. He runs into the house, gets
> his shotgun, and runs out to the barn
> yard figuring a fox or something is after his chickens. When he gets there, he
> sees the two roosters running around
> the hen house, with the old rooster still slightly in the lead. He immediately
> takes his shotgun, aims, fires, and
> blows the young rooster away. He walks away slowly and says to himself...
> "Damn, that's the third gay rooster
> I've bought this month." |
