85- Gay Rooster

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. The farmer figured getting a new rooster couldn't hurt
anything.

So he buys a young cock from the local rooster emporium, and turns him
loose in the barn yard. Well, the old rooster sees the young one
strutting around and he gets a little worried.

"So, they're trying to replace me," thinks the old rooster. "I've got
to do something about this."

He walks up to the new bird and says, "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," said the young
rooster. "and since I know 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 around to watch. The race begins and all the
hens start cheering the roosters 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
rooster. By now the farmer has heard all the commotion. He runs into
the house, gets his shotgun, and runs out to the barn yard 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. As he walks away slowly, he says to himself,

"Damn, that's the third gay rooster I've bought this month."