Thank you to those who have responded re. my question about John Loveless and his family. In return - a ('tasteful!!') funnee. Cheers, Carol When God was busy creating.... >On the first day God created the cow. God said, "You must go to the >field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves >and give milk to support the farmer. I will give you a life span of >sixty years." >The cow said, "That's a pretty tough life you want me to live for sixty >years. Let me have twenty years and I'll give back the other forty." And >God agreed. > >On the second day, God created the dog. God said, "Sit all day by the >door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will >give you a life span of twenty years." The dog said, "That's too long to >be barking. Give me ten years and I'll give back the other ten." So God >agreed. > >On the third day God created the monkey. God said, "Entertain people, do >monkey tricks, make them laugh. I'll give you a twenty-year life span." >The monkey said, "How boring, monkey tricks for twenty years? I don't >think so. Dog gave you back ten, so that's what I'll do too, okay?" And >God agreed again (sigh). > >On the fourth day God created man. God said, "Eat, sleep, play, make >love, enjoy. Do nothing, just enjoy, enjoy. I'll give you twenty years." >The man said, "What? Only twenty years? No way man. Tell you what, I'll >take my twenty, and the forty cow gave back, and the ten dog gave back >and the ten monkey gave back. That makes eighty, okay?" >"Okay," said God. "You've got a deal." > >So that is why for the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, make >love, enjoy, and do nothing. For the next forty years, we slave in the >sun to support our family; for the next ten years we do monkey tricks to >entertain our grandchildren; and for the last ten years we sit in front >of the house and bark at everybody.