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. So he buys a new cock from the
local rooster emporium, and turns him loose in the
barnyard.
Well, the old rooster sees the young one strutting
around and he's 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
definately thought he was more than a match for
the old guy. 'You're on', he said, 'and since
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 henhouse to
start the race with all the hens gathering to
watch. The race begins and all the hens start
cheering the old rooster 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 fella.
By now the farmer has heard the commotion. He
runs into the house, gets his shotgun and runs
into the barnyard figuring a fox or something is
after his chickens. When he gets there, he sees
the two roosters running around the henhouse,
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.'