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The gods are getting angry.

If this rain keeps up me and my Ark may be the future of this planet. So far me, the cat, and a whole bunch of termites are destined for the future world where man and beast will live in peace and rainbows will be our biggest worry.

It's a big Ark. Roomy.

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And the Lord spoke to Noah and said: "In six months I'm going to make it rain

until the whole earth is covered with water and all the evil people are

destroyed. But I want to save a few good people, and two of every kind of

living thing on the planet. I am ordering you to build an Ark."

And in a flash of lightning he delivered the specifications for an Ark. "OK,"

said Noah, trembling in fear and fumbling with the blueprints.

"Six months, and it starts to rain," thundered the Lord. "You'd better have

my Ark completed, or learn how to swim for a very long time."

And six months passed. The skies began to cloud up and rain began to fall.

The Lord saw that Noah was sitting in his front yard, weeping. And there was

no Ark. "Noah," shouted the Lord, "Were is my Ark?" A lightning bolt

crashed into the ground next to Noah.

"Lord, please forgive me!" begged Noah. "I did my best. But there were big

problems. First I had to get a building permit for the Ark construction

project, and your plans didn't meet code. So I had to hire an engineer to

redraw the plans. Then I got into a big fight over whether or not the Ark

needed a fire sprinkler system. My neighbors objected, claiming I was

violating zoning by building the Ark in my front yard, so I had to get a

variance from the city planning commission.

Then I had a big problem getting enough wood for the Ark because there was a

ban on cutting trees to save the Spotted Owl. I had to convince U.S. Fish and

Wildlife that I needed the wood to save the owls. But they wouldn't let me

catch any owls. So no owls. Then the carpenters formed a union and went out

on strike. I had to negotiate a settlement with the National Labor Relations

Board before anyone would pick up a saw or a hammer. Now we have 16

carpenters going on the boat, and still no owls.

Then I started gathering up animals, and got sued by an animal rights group.

They objected to me taking only two of each kind. Just when I got the suit

dismissed, EPA notified me that I couldn't complete the Ark without filing an

environmental impact statement on your proposed flood. They didn't take

kindly to the idea that they had no jurisdiction over the conduct of a Supreme

Being. Then the Army Corps of Engineers wanted a map of the proposed new

flood plain. I sent them a globe.

Right now I'm still trying to resolve a complaint from the Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission over how many Croatians I'm supposed to hire, the IRS

has seized all my assets claiming I'm trying to avoid paying taxes by leaving

the country, and I just got a notice from the state about owing some kind of

use tax. I really don't think I can finish your Ark for at least another

five years," Noah wailed.

The sky began to clear. The sun began to shine. A rainbow arched across the

sky. Noah looked up and smiled. "You mean you're not going to destroy the

earth?" Noah asked, hopefully.

"No," said the Lord sadly, "Government already has."

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