[FONT="]The king wanted to go fishing,[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]and he asked the royal weather[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]forecaster the forecast for the[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]next few hours. The palace[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]meteorologist assured him[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]that there was no chance of rain.
[FONT="]So the king and the queen went[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]fishing. On the way he met a man[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]with a fishing pole riding on a[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]donkey, and he asked the man[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]if the fish were biting.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]The fisherman said, "Your[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]Majesty, you should return to[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]the palace! In just a short time[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]I expect a huge rain storm."[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]The king replied: "I hold the[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]palace meteorologist in high[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]regard. He is an educated and[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]experienced professional. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Besides, I pay him very high[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]wages. He gave me a very[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]different forecast. I trust him."[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]So the king continued on[/FONT]
[FONT="]his way. However, in a short[/FONT]
[FONT="]time a torrential rain fell from[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]the[/FONT][FONT="] sky. The King and Queen[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]were totally soaked.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]Furious, the king returned to[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]the palace and gave the order[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]to fire the meteorologist. Then[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]he summoned the fisherman[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]and offered him the prestigious[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]position of royal forecaster.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]The fisherman said, "Your [/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]Majesty, I do not know anything[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]about forecasting. I obtain my[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]information from my donkey. I[/FONT][FONT="]f [/FONT]
[FONT="]I see my donkey's ears drooping,[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]it means with certainty that...it will rain."[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]So the king hired the donkey.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]And thus began the practice of[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]hiring dumb asses to work in[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]influential positions of government.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]The practice is unbroken to this date.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]and he asked the royal weather[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]forecaster the forecast for the[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]next few hours. The palace[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]meteorologist assured him[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]that there was no chance of rain.
[FONT="]So the king and the queen went[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]fishing. On the way he met a man[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]with a fishing pole riding on a[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]donkey, and he asked the man[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]if the fish were biting.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]The fisherman said, "Your[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]Majesty, you should return to[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]the palace! In just a short time[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]I expect a huge rain storm."[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]The king replied: "I hold the[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]palace meteorologist in high[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]regard. He is an educated and[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]experienced professional. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Besides, I pay him very high[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]wages. He gave me a very[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]different forecast. I trust him."[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]So the king continued on[/FONT]
[FONT="]his way. However, in a short[/FONT]
[FONT="]time a torrential rain fell from[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]the[/FONT][FONT="] sky. The King and Queen[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]were totally soaked.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]Furious, the king returned to[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]the palace and gave the order[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]to fire the meteorologist. Then[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]he summoned the fisherman[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]and offered him the prestigious[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]position of royal forecaster.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]The fisherman said, "Your [/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]Majesty, I do not know anything[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]about forecasting. I obtain my[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]information from my donkey. I[/FONT][FONT="]f [/FONT]
[FONT="]I see my donkey's ears drooping,[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]it means with certainty that...it will rain."[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]So the king hired the donkey.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]And thus began the practice of[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]hiring dumb asses to work in[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]influential positions of government.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]The practice is unbroken to this date.[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]