Life Explained...

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> On the first day God created the cow. God said, "You must go

> to 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 kind of a 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 (sigh).

>

> 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."

>

> 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.

>

> On the fourth day God created man. God said, "Eat, sleep,

> play, have sex, enjoy. Do nothing, just enjoy, enjoy. I'll

> give you twenty years."

>

> 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, have sex, 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.