A break from politics 

 Farmer John lived on a quiet rural highway. But, as time went by, the 
traffic slowly built up at an alarming rate. 

  The traffic was so heavy and so fast that his chickens were being run 
over at a rate of three to six a day. 

  One day Farmer John called the sheriff's office and said, "You've got
to 
do something about all of these people driving so fast and killing 
all of my chickens." 


  "What do you want me to do?" asked the sheriff.... 
  "I don't care; just do something about those crazy drivers!" 
  So the next day he had the county workers go out and erected a sign
that said: 




                  SLOW: 

   

             SCHOOL CROSSING 

   


  Three days later Farmer John called the sheriff and said, "You've got
to do 
something about these drivers. The 'school crossing' sign seems to make
them 
go even faster." 
  So, again, the sheriff sent out the county workers and they put up a
new sign: 

   

     SLOW: 



  CHILDREN AT PLAY 




  That really sped them up.  Farmer John called and called and called 
every day for three weeks. 
  Finally, he asked the sheriff, "Your signs are doing no good. Can I 
put up my own sign?" 
  The sheriff told him, "Sure thing, put up your own sign." 
  He was going to let the Farmer John do just about anything in order 
to get him to stop calling everyday to complain. 
  The sheriff got no more calls from Farmer John. Three weeks later, 
curiosity got the best of the sheriff and he decided to give Farmer John

a call. 
  "How's the problem with those drivers. Did you put up your sign?" 
  "Oh, I sure did. And not one chicken has been killed since then. I've 
got to go. I'm very busy." 
  He hung up the phone. 
  The sheriff was really curious now and he thought to himself, "I'd 
better go out there and take a look at that sign... it might be
something 
that we could use to slow down drivers..." 

  So the sheriff drove out to Farmer John's house, and his jaw dropped 
the moment he saw the sign. It was spray-painted on a sheet of wood: 



      


  NUDIST  COLONY 

  Go slow and watch out for the chicks! 

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