Wooden Splinters

"Wooden Splinters"

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 a recreational
area. I'm sorry, but they turned me down!"
Received on Fri Feb 16 10:12:30 2007