Crazy Drivers

Farmer John lived on a quiet rural highway but, as time went by, the
traffic built up at an alarming rate. The traffic was so heavy and fast
that his chickens were being run over at a rate of three to six a day.

So, one day Farmer John called the sheriff's office and said, "You've
got to do something about all of these people driving so fast and
killing all of my chickens!"

"What do you want me to do?" asked the sheriff.

"I don't care,” said Farmer John. “Just do something about those
crazy drivers!"

So the next day he had the county workers went out and erected
a sign that said that said: SLOW: SCHOOL CROSSING

Three days later Farmer John called the sheriff and said, "You've got
to do something about these drivers. The school crossing sign seems
to make them drive even faster."

Once again the sheriff sends out the county workers and they put up
a new sign … SLOW, CHILDREN AT PLAY.

That really sped them up. Farmer John called and called and called
every day for three weeks. Finally, he asked the sheriff, "Your signs
are doing no good. Can I put up my own sign?"

The sheriff told him, "Sure thing, put up your own sign." He was going
to let Farmer John do just about anything in order to get him to stop
calling every day to complain.

Three weeks later the Sheriff became curious because he had received
no more calls from the farmer. He decided to give Farmer John
a call. "How's the problem with those drivers? Did you put up
your sign?"

"Oh, I sure did. And not one chicken has been killed since then. I've
got to go. I'm very busy."

The sheriff was really curious now and he thought to himself, "I'd
better go out there and take a look at that sign... it might be
something that WE could use to slow down drivers in town." So the
sheriff drove out to Farmer John's house, and his jaw dropped the
moment he saw the sign. It was spray-painted on a sheet of wood:

NUDIST COLONY Go slow and watch out for the chicks.