[Last week’s effort on some chicken humor brought so much whining =
and groaning that we decided We HAVE to have a WHOLE WEEK of chicken =
jokes. You’re welcome.]
There was once a very influential =
farmer in a remote part of China, who had a problem. His chickens were =
losing their feathers and dying. He sought the counsel of the two wisest =
men in town – Hing, who was scientist, and Ming, who was a =
sorcerer.
Hing, who has had many advanced course hours in poultry science, =
consults the classic text in poultry disease, “Everything You =
Always Wanted to Know About Diseases of Chickens, But Were Afraid to =
Ask.” In the book, Hing finds a reference to the report of a study =
showing that feeding the chickens with an infusion of gum tree leaves is =
often a remedy for chickens losing their feathers. =
Meanwhile Ming reads obscure writings of ancient philosophers and =
mystics. He meditates. He examines the entrails of a pig. Getting no =
inspiration, he uses his old standby, reading tea leaves. In a spark of =
discovery, it comes to him that an infusion of gum tree leaves is the =
cure.
So the two wise men report back to the influential Chinese farmer. Ming =
says, “As gum sticks to tables and chairs, so shall an infusion of =
gum tree leaves make feathers stick to =
chickens.”
Hing agrees, saying “Studies show that infusions of gum tree =
leaves alleviate feather loss in chickens.” =
The influential Chinese farmer is ecstatic, for the two wisest men in =
town are of a single mind! He decides to follow their =
recommendation.
But it did not work. L
Moral of the Story: “All of Hing’s courses and all of =
Ming’s ken couldn’t get gum tea to feather a =
hen.”
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Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"