> This one explains a lot...
>
> On the first day, God created the dog and said:
>
> 'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes
> in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty
> years.'
>
> The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about only
> ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?'
>
> So God agreed.
>
> On the second day, God created the monkey and said:
>
> 'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll
> give you a twenty-year life span.'
>
> The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty
> long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?'
>
> And God agreed.
>
> On the third day, God created the cow and said:
>
> 'You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and
> suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's
> family. For this, 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. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?'
>
> And God agreed again.
>
> On the fourth day, God created man and said:
>
> 'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give
> you twenty years.'
>
> But man said: 'Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me
> my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back,
> and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?'
>
> 'Okay,' said God, 'You asked for it.'
>
> So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play
> and enjoy ourselves. 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 the grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the
> front porch and bark at everyone.
>
> Life has now been explained to you. There is no need to thank me for
> this valuable information. I'm doing it as a public service.
