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> The Jack Russell And The Leopard, a parable
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Posted: 23-Jan-2008, 04:28 PM
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A wealthy old Gentleman decides to go on a hunting safari in Africa , taking his faithful, elderly Jack Russell named Killer, along for the company.

One day the old Jack Russell starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.

The old Jack Russell thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep doo-doo 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 Jack Russell 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 Jack Russell 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 Jack Russell 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 Jack Russell 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 Jack Russell 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 the old dogs...age and skill will always overcome youth and treachery! Bullshit and brilliance only come with age and experience.

If you don't send this to five "old" friends right away there will be five fewer people laughing in the world. Of course, I am in no way insinuating that any of you are old, some are just more "youthfully challenged." You did notice the size of the print, didn't you?


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Posted: 29-Jan-2008, 05:32 PM
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Great parable. There is a lot to be said for being "older and wiser." Not that I'm very wise, but a few more years of general life experience sure helps. I'm back in school to finish my bachelor degree (I'm an RN), surrounded by bubbly twenty-year olds and some days really feel my age. While they are fussing about how hard it is to finish their coursework and still see their boyfriends, I'm planning how to get dinner on the table for my hubs and three kids, get the kids' homework done, get them all to basketball practice, get them bathed and to bed and myself in bed before marching off to my job at the hospital tomorrow. Age does help you to prioritize, I think, and to have a sense of humor about what you can't get done. So far getting older has been great fun, and every stage of life has been my favorite.
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Posted: 03-May-2008, 08:51 AM
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Bump!

This parable has much to do with life in the USA at the moment!

Watch out for the monkey ( HC ), and beware of the BS artist ( BO )

And the leopord losses it all !

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