SLOW DOWN
Added on: 19th Jul 2016
A FARMER LIVED ON A QUIET RURAL HIGHWAY.
BUT A NEW EXPRESSWAY BYPASS MEANT
AN ALARMING INCREASE IN TRAFFIC.
IN FACT, IT WAS SO HEAVY AND SO FAST
THAT HIS CHICKENS WERE BEING RUN OVER
AT A RATE OF THREE A DAY.
SO HE CALLED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND SAID,
"YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT
THESE PEOPLE DRIVING SO FAST AND
KILLING ALL OF MY CHICKENS."
SO THE NEXT DAY THE SHERIFF WENT
OUT AND PUT UP A SIGN THAT READ
"SLOW: SCHOOL CROSSING"
THREE DAYS LATER THE FARMER
CALLED AGAIN AND SAID,
"YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT
THESE DRIVERS. THE SCHOOL CROSSING
SIGN SEEMS TO MAKE THEM GO FASTER."
SO, AGAIN, THE SHERIFF WENT OUT
AND PUT UP A NEW SIGN
"SLOW: CHILDREN AT PLAY"
NO GOOD. SO THE FARMER CALLS
AGAIN...AND AGAIN, EVERY DAY FOR
THREE WEEKS, BUT THE SHERIFF JUST
DOESN'T HAVE TIME TO PUT UP
SIGNS EVERY WEEK.
FINALLY, THE FARMER CALLS AND
SAYS HE’S TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM.
THE SHERIFF IS CURIOUS TO SEE HOW.
SO HE DRIVES OUT TO THE FARMER'S HOUSE
AND THERE ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD
HE SEES A NEW SIGN.
IT'S A WHOLE SHEET OF PLYWOOD
AND WRITTEN IN LARGE YELLOW LETTERS
ARE THE WORDS
"SLOW: NUDIST COLONY"
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