While stitching a cut on the hand of a 75 year old farmer whose hand
had been caught in the squeeze gate while working cattle, the doctor
struck up a conversation with the old man.
Eventually the topic got around to politicians and their role as our
leaders. The old farmer said, "Well, as I see it, most politicians are
'Post Turtles'.'' Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked
him what a 'post turtle' was.
The old rancher said, "When you're driving down a country road and you
come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a post
turtle."
The old farmer saw the puzzled look on the doctor's face so he
continued to explain. "You know he didn't get up there by himself, he
doesn't belong up there, he doesn't know what to do while he's up
there, he's elevated beyond his ability to function, and you just
wonder what kind of dumb arse put him there in the first
place."
Pretty accurate, I thought.
had been caught in the squeeze gate while working cattle, the doctor
struck up a conversation with the old man.
Eventually the topic got around to politicians and their role as our
leaders. The old farmer said, "Well, as I see it, most politicians are
'Post Turtles'.'' Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked
him what a 'post turtle' was.
The old rancher said, "When you're driving down a country road and you
come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a post
turtle."
The old farmer saw the puzzled look on the doctor's face so he
continued to explain. "You know he didn't get up there by himself, he
doesn't belong up there, he doesn't know what to do while he's up
there, he's elevated beyond his ability to function, and you just
wonder what kind of dumb arse put him there in the first
place."
Pretty accurate, I thought.