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 rooster 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 about being replaced. He walks up to the new bird.
"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," 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 hen house 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 hen house, with the old rooster still slightly in the
lead. He immediately takes his shotgun, aims, fires, and blows the
young rooster away.
"Damn. That's the third gay rooster I've bought this month."
