One day the king decided to go fishing so he summoned the Royal Forecaster for a weather report. The king was told the weather would be fine all day so he rode out to the lake and on the way he passed a man with a fishing pole riding a donkey. The king asked the man if the fish were biting and was told that the man was heading home because there was a very bad storm on the way. The king said, "My Royal Forecaster, who I pay a lot of money, told me the weather would be fine all day so I will go fishing." The king no sooner gets his line in the water and the sky opens up and the king gets soaked. He returns to the palace and orders the Royal Forecaster to be sent to the dungeon. He then summons the fisherman and tells him he will be the new Royal Forecaster but the fisherman replies to the king, "Your majesty I can't predict the weather but I rely on my donkey. He can't speak but if his ears are drooping it means it will rain." The king says, "Very well, bring the donkey to the palace and he will be the new Royal Forecaster.
Ever since then, that is why government leaders have hired dumb asses to advise them.
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