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Posted by: DAN BLAINE (100.53680@germanynet.de) on 2/04/1998@02:41hrs:
One day a pheasant wandered into a field where a huge bull was grazing. The pheasant was staring very intently at a tree in the pasture.
Finally the bull said to the pheasant: "Why are you staring at that tree?" The bird replied: "Well, I'd like to fly right to the top of it, but I just don't have the strength." The bull said: "Why don't you try to eat some of my droppings? They are full of nutrients and will make you very strong and powerful."
The bird was rather skeptical, but started pecking away at some of the dung in the field. The next day, the pheasant was able to fly into the lower branches of the tree. Encouraged by this, the bird flew back down to the ground and ate about twice as many droppings as the day before.
On the next day the bird was able to fly to the middle section of the tree, a significant improvement from the day before. Once again, the pheasant flew to the ground and ate a tremendous amount of the bull's dung.
On the following day the bird was able to fly to the very top of the tree. The farmer who owned the land came by in his truck and saw the pheasant sitting up there. He excitedly pulled out a shotgun which he kept in the truck, took aim and blew the bird away with a double blast!
So, remember this - Bullsh*t might get you to the top, but it won't
keep you there!