Joke: The Story of Life.
 

>On the first day God created the cow. God said, "You must go to the field
>with the farmer all day long and suffer under
>the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer. I willgive you a
>life span
>of sixty years."
>
>The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty
>years. Let me have twenty and I'll give back the other forty."
>
>And God agreed.
>
>On the second day God created the dog.
>
>God said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who
>comes in or
>walks past. I will give you a life span of twenty years."
>
>The dog said, "That's too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I'll
>give you back the other ten."
>
>So God agreed (sigh).
>
>On the third day God created the monkey.
>
>God said, "Entertain people, do monkey tricks, make them laugh. I'll give
>you a twenty year life span."
>
>The monkey said, "How boring, monkey tricks for twenty years? I don't think
>so.
>Dog gave you back ten, so that's what I'll do too, okay?"
>
>And God agreed again.
>
>On the fourth day God created man.
>
>God said, "Eat, sleep, play, have sex, enjoy. Do nothing, just enjoy, enjoy.
>I'll give you twenty years."
>
>Man said, "What? Only twenty years" No way man. Tell you what, I'll take my
>twenty, and the forty the cow gave back, and the ten the dog gave back and
>the ten the monkey gave back, that makes eighty, okay?"
>
>"Okay," said God. "You've got a deal."
>
>So that is why the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, have sex, enjoy,
>and do nothing; for the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our
>family; for the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the
>grandchildren; and for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark
>at everyone.
>
>Life has now been explained.