 "Life explained"
  On the first day God created the cow.

 God said, "You must go to the field all day long and suffer under the sun,
 have calves and give milk to support the farmer. I will give you a life span
 of sixty years."  the cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to
 live for sixty years.  Let me have twenty years  and I'll give back the other
 forty."  And God agreed.

 On the second day, God created the dog. God said, "Sit all day by the door of
 your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will give you a
 life span of twenty years."  The dog said, "That's too long to be barking.
 Give me ten years, and I'll give back the other ten."  So God agreed (sigh).

 On the third day God created the monkey.  God said, entertain people, do
 monkey tricks and  make them laugh. I'll give you a twenty year life span.
 "The Monkey said, "How boring, monkey tricks for twenty years?  I don't think
 so. Dog gave you back ten, so that's what I'll do too, okay?"  And God agreed
 again.

 On the fourth day God created man.
 God said, "Eat, sleep, play, have sex, enjoy. Do nothing, just enjoy, enjoy.
 I'll give you twenty years."  Man said, "What? Only ! twenty years? No way.
 Tell you what, I'll take my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the
 dog gave back and the ten the monkey gave back.  That makes eighty, okay?"
 "Okay, "said God. "You've got a deal."

 So that is why for the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, have sex,
 enjoy and do nothing; for the next forty years we slave in the sun to support
 our family; for the next ten years we do monkey tricks  to entertain our
 grand-children and for the last ten years we sit in front of the house and
 bark at everybody.

 Life has now been explained.



