> > Farmer John > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > So 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 sends out the county > > workers and they put up a new sign: > > SLOW: > > CHILDREN AT PLAY > > > > > > That really sped them up. So 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 go 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 chicks!!