The Wind Wrote in the Water at 10:27 pm

Saturday, February 11, 2006

a crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. a small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, "can i also sit like you and do nothing all day long?" the crow answered, "sure, why not?" so, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and slacked the whole day away. all of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

management lesson:
to be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.
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a turkey was chatting with a bull. "i would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but i haven't got the energy." "well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull. " they are packed with nutrients." the turkey pecked at the lump of dung and found that it acutally gave him enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree. the next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. finally, after a fortnight, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.

management lesson:
bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
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when the body was first made, all the parts wanted to be da boss. the brain said, "i should be da boss because i control the whole body's responses and functions." the feet said, "we should be da boss as we carry the brain about and get him to where he wants to go." the hands said, "we should be da boss because we do all the work and earn all the money." and so it went on and on with the heart, the lungs, the eyes and all other organs until finally, the asshole spoke up. all the parts laughed at the idea of the asshole being da boss. so the asshole went on strike, blocked itself up and refused to work. within a short time, the eyes became crossed, the hands clenched, the feet twitched, the heart and lungs began to panic and the brained fevered. eventually they all decided that the asshole should be da boss, so the motion was passed. all the other parts did the work while da boss just sat and passed out da shit.

management lesson:
you don't need brains to be a boss - any asshole will do.
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a little bird was flying south for the winter. it was so cold, the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. while it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. as the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realise how warm it was. the dung was actually thawing him out! he lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. a passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

management lesson:
1) not everyone who drops shit on you is your enemy 2) not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend 3) and when you are in deep shit, keep your mouth shut!