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To stimulate economic growth in the state Oklahoma Lawmakers were advised by some investment bankers the state needed an incentive package to minimize investor risks. One of the investment bankers happened to be a fox, and a successful campaign fund raiser among his wealthy investor clients.

Telling Lawmakers how wealthy "campaign donor investor clients" loved chicken, Lawmakers got the idea of supplying unlimited free chickens would be a nice incentive gesture. The Lawmakers appointed the foxy investment banker to oversee the chicken farm building project. The sly fox reasoned it would be most convenient for his "campaign donor investor clients" to locate the chicken farm near his investment den, deep in the forest. Where the sly fox could also rely on his fellow foxes to advise and help

In keeping with the spirit of investor friendliness the foxes decided to dispense with a fence and guards. Bureaucratic guards and troublesome fences would only slow down the investor chicken gathering process, discouraging investors. To insure security the chicken farm would surrounded by fellow foxes.

Who better than all the good foxes in the surrounding forest to recognize ill intended chicken poachers hanging around the area? All to the delight of the Governor and State Lawmakers. Every successful politician knows that happy investors make generous donors.

The foxes made the Governor and Lawmakers proud. Bringing pictures of this magnificent chicken farm to the capital, showing chickens happily clucking away. Every successful politician knows that happy chickens make generous egg donors. The result was bountiful supplies of chick producing eggs resulting in massive flocks of new chicks all because of this magnificent chicken heaven.

Oklahoma officials, proudly busting at the seams, organized celebrity like events, inviting dignitaries and the press. Regaling the visitors with tales of how happy chickens breed and multiply in great numbers. All the while taking time to praise each other on their great achievement.

And, as on going reminders, to the public, of their great accomplishments, officials continued issuing press announcements each time a new flock of chickens hatched.

Chicken Quiz. Would you make a good candidate for state office? -

Oklahoma Fraud Hogs, Vice Lice, Flim-Flams and unchecked Tax Thievery.