Plague of Pigeons

The CEO of Bass Pro Shops was very worried about the plague of pigeons in Memphis. He didn’t want to come to town and build a big, new store when the pigeons were destroying downtown.

One day a man to the CEO’s office and offered the CEO a proposition. “I can rid this beautiful city of its plague of pigeons without any cost to YOU!! But, you must promise not to ask me any questions. If you feel you MUST ask me a question…you must first pay me five million dollars just to ask it.

The CEO considered the offer briefly and accepted the free proposition.

The next day the man climbed to the top of the Pyramid, opened his coat, and released a red pigeon.

The red pigeon circled in the air and flew up into the bright blue Memphis sky. All the pigeons in the entire city saw the red pigeon and gathered up behind it.

Eventually all the Memphis pigeons followed the red pigeon as she flew westward out of the state.

The next day the red pigeon returned completely alone to the man who had released it.

The CEO was very impressed. He thought the man and the red pigeon had performed a wonderful miraculous feat to rid Memphis of the plague of pigeons.

Even though the man with the pigeon had charged nothing, the CEO presented him with a check for $5 million dollars and told the man that he decided to pay the 5 million just to get to ask ONE question.

The man accepted the money and told the CEO to ask his question.

The CEO asked: “Do you have any red Politicians?”