A farmer went out one day and bought a brand new stud rooster for his chicken coop. The new rooster struts over to the old rooster and says,
"OK old fart, time for you to retire."
The old rooster replies, "Come on, surely you cannot handle ALL of these chickens. Look what it has done to me. Can't you just let me have the two old hens over in the corner?" The young rooster says, "Beat it: You are washed up and I am taking over." The old rooster says, "I tell you what, young stud. I will race you around the farmhouse. Whoever wins gets the exclusive domain over the entire chicken coop." The young rooster laughs "You know you don't stand a chance, old man. So, just to be fair, I will give you a head start."
The old rooster takes off running. About 15 seconds later the young rooster takes off running after him. They round the front porch of the farmhouse and the young rooster has closed the gap.
He is only about 5 feet behind the old rooster and gaining fast. The farmer, meanwhile, is sitting in his usual spot on the front porch when he sees the roosters running by. The Old Rooster is squalking and running as hard as he can. The Farmer grabs his shotgun and - BOOM - he blows the young rooster to bits The farmer sadly shakes his head and says,
"Dammit.....third gay rooster I bought this month."

Moral of this story? ....

Don't mess with the OLD FARTS - age, skill, wisdom, and a little treachery will always overcome youth and arrogance!

chas

Good job SOME of us can take this with even better humor than PERHAPS it was intended...

Nice job, Fran... After all that happened here recently, a well articulated, and completely arranger relevant post. Good work!!

(Oh dear, is that my sharp tongue getting away from me again, chas? Perhaps I can get pointers from Fran about being friendly? Something about not addressing pointed jokes AT a particular member, perhaps? No? Oh well....)

Only two out of four seems to be used here, mind you!

guys, have no idea what you're talking about!

but i liked the joke!
oh wait, is it alowed to post such jokes?

Hey Diki, maybe I missed something....I'm rarely in the position of defending Fran, but in this case, I don't think he was trying to be malicious, just trying to lighten things up a bit. I'm sure that if I were REALLY being skewered, I'd know it. Not arranger-related, true, but sometimes a little levity is in order. Fran's okay, he just sometimes hangs out with a bad crowd .

chas

BTW, I AM an 'ol Fart. I'd be concerned if I were the only one, but clearly that's not the case on THIS board.

chas

Nope, you're not alone...most teenagers think an "old fart" is someone over 50.

Ian

Take it to The Bar --that's why it was created.

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Travlin' Easy

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