John, a farmer, lived on a peaceful country road. However, the traffic gradually increased at a startling rate over time. His poultry were being run over three or six times a day because of how fast and thick the traffic was.
“You’ve got to do something about all of these people driving so fast and k.i.lling all of my chickens,” Farmer John said over the phone to the sheriff’s office one day.
The sheriff said, “What are you asking me to do?”
“Just take action against those insane drivers; I don’t care!”
The following day, the sheriff ordered the county employees to put up a sign that read, “SLOW-SCHOOL CROSSING.”
Farmer John contacted the sheriff three days later and Therefore, the county employees are dispatched by the sheriff once more, and they erect a new sign: SLOW: KIDS PLAYING
That accelerated them significantly. So, for three weeks, Farmer John phoned, called, and called.
At last, he said to the sheriff, “Your signs aren’t working. Can I display a sign of my own?
“Sure thing, put up your own sign,” the sheriff said. To get the Farmer John to stop phoning every day to complain, he was willing to let him do almost anything.
Farmer John stopped calling the sheriff. After three weeks, the sheriff’s curiosity overcame him and he made the decision to phone Farmer John. “What’s up with those drivers?
Yes, I did. Since then, not a single chicken has been k.i.lled. I must leave. I’m so busy. He ended the call.
The sheriff was now rather interested and decided, “I’d better go out there and look at that sign. This could be a useful tool for slowing down drivers.
When he spotted the sign, the sheriff’s mouth fell open as he drove to Farmer John’s house. On a piece of wood, it was spray-painted: COLONY NU.DIST