Once upon a time,
there was a happy little fly
buzzing around a barn
when she happened upon
a large pile of fresh cow manure.
Since it had been hours
since her last meal and
she was feeling hunger pangs,
she flew down
to the irresistible delicacy
and began to pig out.
She ate and ate...
and then...she ate some more!!!
Finally, she decided she'd had plenty.
She washed her face with her tiny front legs,
belched a few times,
then attempted to fly away.
But alas...
she had eaten far too much
and could not get off the ground.
Wondering what to do
about this unpleasant situation,
she looked around and spotted
a pitchfork leaning upright
against the barn wall.
She'd found a solution!!
She realized
if she could just climb up that handle
and jump off to become airborne
she'd be able to fly again.
So, she painstakingly climbed
to the top of the handle.
Once there,
she took a deep breath,
spread her tiny wings,
and leaped confidently into the air.
She dropped like a rock
and splattered all over the floor.
Dead Fly.
What is the moral of this sad story?
Never fly off the handle
when you know you're full of shit!
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