We could do this!! I think however most chrs' are out there trying to get there peppers to grow... not authoring emails. back to work now :<} L > >A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa , taking her >faithful aged poodle named Cuddles, along for the company. > > >One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, Cuddles >discovers that he's lost .. Wandering about, he notices a leopard heading >rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch. > > > >The old poodle thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep shit now!" Noticing some bones on >the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with >his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is about to leap the old >poodle exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard! I wonder if >there are any more around here?" > >Hearing this, the young leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of >terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. "Whew! ", says the >leopard, "That was close! That old poodle nearly had me!" > >Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, >figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection >from the leopard. So off he goes, but the old poodle sees him heading after >the leopard with great speed, and figures that something must be up. The?? >monkey? soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal >for himself with the leopard. > >The young leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here, monkey, >hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine! > >Now, the old poodle sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back and >thinks, "What am I going to do now?", but instead of running, the dog sits >down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet, and >just when they get close enough to hear, the old poodle says. > >"Where's that damn monkey? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another >leopard! > >Moral of this story.... > > >Don't mess with old farts...age and treachery will always overcome youth and >skill! Bullshit and brilliance only come with age and experience. > >--