ivan burit
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The story of a fence post tortoiseThis was sent by a friend, i found it so funny,
i posted it below.>
Whatever one's politics, it's a lovely phrase, and I'm sure could be
> applied to several people -- not necessarily politicians! Yes...I am
> sure we can all think of a few people we have worked for this applies
> to!
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> While stitching up the hand of a 75 year old Devonfarmer, who cut it
> on a gate while working cattle, the rural doctor struck up a
> conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to
> Gordon Brown and his appointment as Prime Minister.
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> “Well, you know,” drawled the old farmer, “this Brown fellow is what
> they call a fencepost tortoise.”
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> Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a
> fencepost tortoise was.
>
> The old farmer said, “When you’re driving along a country road and you
> come across a fence post with a tortoise balanced on top, that’s
> called a fencepost tortoise.”
>
> The old farmer saw a puzzled look on the doctor’s face, so he
> continued to explain, “You know he didn’t get up there by himself, he
> definitely doesn’t belong up there, he doesn’t know what to do while
> he is up there, and you just have to wonder what kind of idiot put
> him up there in the first place.”
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