John had several hundred young hens, or 'pullets,' and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs. He kept meticulous 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.
John's favorite rooster, old Al, was a very fine specimen but this morning he noticed old Al'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, would run for cover. To John's amazement, old Al 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.
John was so proud of old Al he entered him in the Renfrew County Fair, and he became an overnight sensation among the judges. The result was the judges not only awarded old Al the No Bell Piece Prize but they also awarded him the Pullet-surprise as well.
Clearly old Al was a politician. Who else 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.
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