> > 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!!