>  An old farmer decided it was time to get a new rooster for his hens.
>  The current rooster was still doing an okay job, but he was getting on
>  in years.  And the farmer figured getting a new rooster couldn't hurt
>  anything. So he buys a young cock from the local rooster emporium, and
>  turns him loose in the barn yard.
> 
>  Well, the old rooster sees the young one strutting around and he gets
>  a little worried. So, they're trying to replace me, thinks the old
>  rooster. I've got to do something about this.  He walks up to the new
>  bird and says,
> 
>  "So you're the new stud in town?  I bet you really think you're hot
>  stuff, don't you?  Well I'm not ready for the chopping block yet. I'll
>  bet I'm still the better bird.  And to prove it, I challenge you to a
>  race around that hen house over there.  We'll run around it ten times
>  and whoever finish's first gets to have all the hens for himself."
> 
>  Well, the young rooster was a proud sort, and he definitely thought he
>  was more than a match for the old guy.  "You're on," said the young
>  rooster.
> 
>  "And since I know I'm so great, I'll even give you a head start of
>  half a lap.  I'll still win easy," said the young rooster.
> 
>  So the two roosters go over to the hen house to start the race with
>  all the hens gathering around to watch.  The race begins and all the
>  hens start cheering the roosters on.  After the first lap, the old
>  rooster is still maintaining his lead.  After the second lap, the old
>  guy's lead has slipped a little but he's still hanging in there.
>  Unfortunately the old rooster's lead continues to slip each time
>  around, and by the fifth lap he's just barely in front of the young
>  rooster.
> 
>  By now the farmer has heard all the commotion.  He runs into the
>  house, gets his shotgun, and runs out to the barn yard figuring a fox
>  or something is after his chickens.  When he gets there, he sees the
>  two roosters running around the hen house, with the old rooster still
>  slightly in the lead.  He immediately takes his shotgun, aims, fires,
>  and blows the young rooster away.
> 
>  As he walks away slowly, he says to himself  ........
> 
>  "Damn, that's the third gay rooster I've bought this month."