[Techlunch] Fw: The Poodle

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Thanks to Graeme Cashion  for this one!  Sorry you'll get it twice Gil!

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   Subject: The Poodle

    The Old Poodle
   >> >
   >> > A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa,
   taking
   >> > her
   >> > faithful aged poodle named Cuddles, along for the company. One day
   the
   >> > poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, Cuddles
   discovers
   > that
   >> > she's lost. Wandering about, she notices a leopard heading rapidly
   in
   > her
   >> > direction with the intention of having lunch.
   >> >
   >> > The old poodle thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep doo-doo now!" Noticing
   some
   >> > bones on the ground close by, she immediately settles down to chew
   on
   > the
   >> > bones with her back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is
   >> > about
   >> > to leap, the old poodle exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one
   delicious
   >> > leopard! I wonder if there are any more around here?"
   >> >
   >> > Hearing this, the young leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a
   look
   > of
   >> > terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. "Whew!",
   says
   > the
   >> > leopard, "That was close! That old poodle nearly had me!"
   >> >
   >> > Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a
   nearby
   >> > tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it
   for
   >> > protection from the leopard. So off he goes, but the old poodle
   sees
   >> > him
   >> > heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that
   something
   >> > must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the
   > beans
   >> > and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard.
   >> >
   >> > The young leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says,
   "Here,
   >> > monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that
   conniving
   >> > canine!"
   >> >
   >> > Now, the old poodle sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his
   back
   >> > and thinks, "What am I going to do now?", but instead of running,
   the
   > dog
   >> > sits down with her back to her attackers, pretending she hasn't
   seen
   > them
   >> > yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old poodle
   says:
   >> > "Where's that damn monkey? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me
   > another
   >> > leopard!"
   >> >
   >> > Moral of this story..
   >> >
   >> > Don't mess with old farts...age and treachery will always overcome
   >> > youth
   >> > and skill! Bullshit and brilliance only come with age and
   experience!
   >> >