My friend just sent this to me, thought it was good enough to share.

The Donkey And The Well... One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey. So he invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off. Moral: Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles can be a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells if we don't focus on the dirt and give up.

-- Anonymous, June 10, 2001

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Hummm. that reminds me of the story of the horse and the rabbit...

One day a horse and a rabbit were grazing in a farmer's pasture. The horse, not paying attention, fell into a large mud pit. The horse, crying for help, said to the rabbit, "Rabbit, go get the farmer to help me outta this mud pit."

The rabbit, with all of his rabbit like speed, ran to the farmers house. But alas...the farmer was not home. Thinking as rabbits do, he jumped into the farmer's Porsche and sped down toward the stuck horse.

The rabbit told the horse, "Horse don't worry, I will save you." As the rabbit said this, he tied a rope around the bumper of the Porsche and threw the other end to the horse. The horse grabbed on, the rabbit stepped on the gas, and the horse was freed.

The next day, the horse and rabbit were again frolicking in the farmer's pasture. Only this time the rabbit fell into the mud pit and found himself stuck. "Horse, please, please go get the farmer to help me outta this pit."

The horse said to the rabbit, "No, I will get you out myself." As the horse said this, he gingerly straddled the sides of the mud pit and walked until he was directly above the rabbit. "Rabbit," he said "Grab on to my penis and I will pull you out." The rabbit, not wanting to die, grabbed on to the horse's member and was pulled to safety!

The moral to this story is... "If you're hung like a horse, you don't need a Porsche."

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

I don't know about horses, but the zebras at the zoo were truly amazing.

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Mr. Wombat was about a foot long, though only pencil thick, and Barbie pink.

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001