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<blockquote data-quote="Mike150" data-source="post: 487851" data-attributes="member: 2287">Once upon a time there was a king who&nbsp; wanted to go fishing. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; He called the royal&nbsp; weather forecaster and inquired as to the weather forecast for the next few&nbsp; hours.&nbsp; &nbsp; The weatherman&nbsp; assured him that there was no chance of rain in the coming days.&nbsp; &nbsp; So the king went&nbsp; fishing with his wife, the queen. On the way he met a farmer on his donkey. Upon&nbsp; seeing the king the farmer said, &quot;Your Majesty, you should return to the palace&nbsp; at once because in just a short time I expect a huge amount of rain to fall in&nbsp; this area&quot;.&nbsp; &nbsp; The king was polite&nbsp; and considerate, he replied: &quot;I hold the palace meteorologist in high regard. He&nbsp; is an extensively educated and experienced professional. Besides, I pay him very&nbsp; high wages. He gave me a very different forecast. I trust him and I will&nbsp; continue on my way.&quot; So he continued on his way.&nbsp; &nbsp; However, a short time&nbsp; later a torrential rain fell from the sky. The King and Queen were totally&nbsp; soaked and their entourage chuckled upon seeing them in such a shameful&nbsp; condition. &nbsp; &nbsp; Furious, the king&nbsp; returned to the palace and gave the order to fire the weatherman at&nbsp; once!&nbsp; &nbsp; Then he summoned the&nbsp; farmer and offered him the prestigious and high paying role of royal&nbsp; forecaster.&nbsp; &nbsp; The farmer said,&nbsp; &quot;Your Majesty, I do not know anything about forecasting. I obtain my information&nbsp; from my donkey. If I see my donkey's ears drooping, it means with certainty that&nbsp; it will rain.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; So the king hired the&nbsp; donkey.&nbsp; &nbsp; And so began the&nbsp; practice of hiring asses to work in the government and occupy its highest and&nbsp; most influential positions.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As we are all&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; aware this practice continues to this very day!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mike150, post: 487851, member: 2287"] [B]Once upon a time there was a king who wanted to go fishing. [/B] [B] [B]He called the royal weather forecaster and inquired as to the weather forecast for the next few hours. [/B] [B] [B]The weatherman assured him that there was no chance of rain in the coming days. [/B] [B] [B]So the king went fishing with his wife, the queen. On the way he met a farmer on his donkey. Upon seeing the king the farmer said, "Your Majesty, you should return to the palace at once because in just a short time I expect a huge amount of rain to fall in this area". [/B] [B] [B]The king was polite and considerate, he replied: "I hold the palace meteorologist in high regard. He is an extensively educated and experienced professional. Besides, I pay him very high wages. He gave me a very different forecast. I trust him and I will continue on my way." So he continued on his way. [/B] [B] [B]However, a short time later a torrential rain fell from the sky. The King and Queen were totally soaked and their entourage chuckled upon seeing them in such a shameful condition. [/B] [B] [B]Furious, the king returned to the palace and gave the order to fire the weatherman at once! [/B] [B] [B]Then he summoned the farmer and offered him the prestigious and high paying role of royal forecaster. [/B] [B] [B]The farmer said, "Your Majesty, I do not know anything about forecasting. I obtain my information from my donkey. If I see my donkey's ears drooping, it means with certainty that it will rain." [/B] [B] [B]So the king hired the donkey. [/B] [B]And so began the practice of hiring asses to work in the government and occupy its highest and most influential positions. [/B][B] [B][COLOR=red]As we are all aware this practice continues to this very day![/COLOR][/B] [/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B] [/QUOTE]

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