Tree Hugger

"Tree Hugger"

A woman from Los Angeles, who was a tree
hugger and an anti-hunter, purchased a piece
of timberland. There was a large tree on one of
the highest points in the tract. She wanted a
good view of the natural splendor of her land so
she started to climb the big tree. As she neared
the top she encountered a spotted owl that
attacked her.

In her haste to escape, the woman slid down the
tree to the ground and got many splinters in her
crotch. In considerable pain, she hurried to the
nearest doctor. She told him she was an
environmentalist and an anti-hunter and how she
came to get all the splinters. The doctor listened
to her story with great patience and then told her
to go into the examining room and he would see
if he could help her.

She sat and waited three hours before the doctor
reappeared. The angry woman demanded, "What
took you so long?"

He smiled and then told her, "Well, I had to get
permits from the Environmental Protection Agency,
the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land
Management before I could remove old-growth
timber from your recreational area...... I'm sorry,
but they turned me down."
Received on Wed Jul 13 10:17:31 2005