Subject: Tired
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sat Jun 15 2002 - 02:15:30 EDT
"Little Johnny's Pappa"
Little Johnny was talking to a couple of boys
in the school yard. Each was bragging about
how great their fathers are.
The first one said: "Well, my father runs the
fastest. He can fire an arrow, and start to run,
I tell you, he gets there before the arrow!"
The second one said: "Ha! You think that's fast!
My father is a hunter. He can shoot his gun and
be there before the bullet!"
Little Johnny listened to the other two boys and
shook his head. He then said: "Sorry, dudes...
but MY DAD is the fastest. He's a civil servant.
He stops working at 4:30,... and he's home by
3:45!"
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"Tired"
Yes, I'm tired. For several years I've been blaming
it on middle-age, iron poor blood, lack of vitamins,
air pollution, water pollution, saccharin, obesity,
dieting, underarm odor, yellow wax build-up, and
a dozen other maladies that make you wonder if
life is really worth living.
But now I find out, ain't that I'm tired because I'm
overworked.
The population of this country is 200 million.
Eighty-four million are retired. That leaves 116 million
to do the work. There are 75 million in school, which
leaves 41 million to do the work.
Of this total, there are 22 million employed by the
government. That leaves 19 million to do the work.
Four million are in the armed forces, which leaves
15 million to do the work. Take from that total the
14,800,000 people who work for the state and city
governments and that leaves 200,000 to do the work.
There are 188,000 in hospitals, so that leaves 12,000
to do the work. Now, there are 11,998 people in
prisons.
That leaves just 2 people to do the work. You and me.
And you're sitting there reading this. No wonder I'm tired!
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