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The Pig and the Chicken
Bels - an incurable optimist. A1050986 Started conversation Sep 7, 2002
One day the chicken said to the pig, 'Hey, I've got a brilliant idea. The two of us should go into a business partnership.'
'Great,' said the pig, 'but what sort of business?'
'Oh, I don't know ... how about the bacon and egg business?'
'Well, that seems like a good idea, let me think about that,' said the pig. 'Wait a minute, though - it's okay for you to produce eggs, but for me to produce bacon I'd have to give up my life.'
'That's right,' said the chicken.
Moral: In any business partnership, one side always gets slaughtered.
The Pig and the Chicken
Zarquon's Singing Fish! Posted Sep 8, 2002
I always heard this story as an illustration of the difference between involvment and commitment. The hen is involved, but the pig is committed.
The Pig and the Chicken
Bels - an incurable optimist. A1050986 Posted Sep 8, 2002
Yeah, I heard that one too. You pays your money... and you gets two morals for the price of one. What a bargain!
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