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 buys a young cock from the local rooster emporium, and
>turns him 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 stud 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'll 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 finishes
>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 easily," said the young rooster.
>>>>
>So the two roosters go over to the hen house to start the race with all
>the hens gathering 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 guy's lead has
>slipped
>a little but he's still hanging in there. Unfortunately the old
>rooster's 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.
>>>>
>As he walks away slowly, he says to himself ........
>>>>
>"Damn, that's the third gay rooster I've bought this month."
--
MZ
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