> A wealthy old lady decided to go on a photo safari in
> Africa. She took
> her beloved pet dachshund along for company. One day,
> the dachshund
> starts chasing butterflies and before long he
> discovers that he is lost.
>
> So, wandering about, he notices a leopard heading
> rapidly in his
> direction with the obvious intention of having lunch.
> The dachshund
> thinks, "OK, I'm in deep trouble now! Then he sees
> some bones on the
> ground close by, and immediately settles down to chew
> on them, with his
> back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is
> about to leap, the
> dachshund exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one
> delicious leopard. I wonder
> if there are any more around here." Hearing this, the
> leopard halts his
> attack in mid-stride, a look of terror comes over him,
> and he slinks away
> into the trees. "Whew," says the leopard. "That was
> close. That dachshund
> nearly had me."
>
> Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole
> scene from a nearby
> tree figures he can put this knowledge to good use and
> trade it for
> protection from the leopard. So, off he goes. But the
> dachshund sees him
> heading after the leopard with great speed, and
> figures that something
> must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the
> leopard, spills the beans
> and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard. The
> leopard is furious
> at being made a fool of and says, "Here, monkey, hop
> on my back and see
> what's going to happen to that conniving canine."
>
> Now the dachshund sees the leopard coming with the
> monkey on his back,
> and thinks, "What am I going to do now?" But instead
> of running, he
> coolly sits down with his back to his attackers,
> pretending he hasn't
> seen them yet, and just when they get close enough to
> hear, he says,
> "Where's that damn monkey? I sent him off half an hour
> ago to bring me
> another leopard!"
>
> Moral:
> IF YOU CAN'T DAZZLE THEM WITH BRILLIANCE, BAFFLE THEM
> WITH B. S.
> Africa. She took
> her beloved pet dachshund along for company. One day,
> the dachshund
> starts chasing butterflies and before long he
> discovers that he is lost.
>
> So, wandering about, he notices a leopard heading
> rapidly in his
> direction with the obvious intention of having lunch.
> The dachshund
> thinks, "OK, I'm in deep trouble now! Then he sees
> some bones on the
> ground close by, and immediately settles down to chew
> on them, with his
> back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is
> about to leap, the
> dachshund exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one
> delicious leopard. I wonder
> if there are any more around here." Hearing this, the
> leopard halts his
> attack in mid-stride, a look of terror comes over him,
> and he slinks away
> into the trees. "Whew," says the leopard. "That was
> close. That dachshund
> nearly had me."
>
> Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole
> scene from a nearby
> tree figures he can put this knowledge to good use and
> trade it for
> protection from the leopard. So, off he goes. But the
> dachshund sees him
> heading after the leopard with great speed, and
> figures that something
> must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the
> leopard, spills the beans
> and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard. The
> leopard is furious
> at being made a fool of and says, "Here, monkey, hop
> on my back and see
> what's going to happen to that conniving canine."
>
> Now the dachshund sees the leopard coming with the
> monkey on his back,
> and thinks, "What am I going to do now?" But instead
> of running, he
> coolly sits down with his back to his attackers,
> pretending he hasn't
> seen them yet, and just when they get close enough to
> hear, he says,
> "Where's that damn monkey? I sent him off half an hour
> ago to bring me
> another leopard!"
>
> Moral:
> IF YOU CAN'T DAZZLE THEM WITH BRILLIANCE, BAFFLE THEM
> WITH B. S.
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