Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 09:43:09 -0400 (EDT)

>> > THE RABBIT, THE FOX AND THE WOLF -- A FABLE
>> >
>> > One sunny day a rabbit came out of her hole in the ground to enjoy the
>> > weather. The day was so nice that the rabbit became careless, so a fox
>> > sneaked up to her and caught her.
>> >
>> > "I am going to eat you for lunch!," said the fox.
>> >
>> > "Wait!" replied the rabbit, "You should at least wait a few days"
>> >
>> > "Oh yeah? Why should I wait?"
>> >
>> > "Well, I am just finishing writing my Ph.D. thesis."
>> >
>> > "Hah! That's a stupid excuse. What is the title of your thesis anyway?"
>> >
>> > "I am writing my thesis on 'The Superiority of Rabbits over Foxes and
>> > Wolves.'"
>> >
>> > "Are you crazy? I should eat you up right now! Everybody knows that a
>> > fox will always win over a rabbit."
>> >
>> > "Not really, not according to my research. If you like, you can come to
>> > my hole and read it for yourself. If you are not convinced you can go
>> > ahead and have me for lunch."
>> >
>> > "You are really crazy!" But since the fox was curious and had nothing
>> > to lose, it went with the rabbit into its hole. The fox never came back
>> > out.
>> >
>> > A few days latter the rabbit was again taking a break from writing and,
>> > sure enough, a wolf came out of the bushes and was ready to eat her.
>> >
>> > "Wait!", yelled the rabbit, "you cannot eat me right now."
>> >
>> > "And why might that be, you fuzzy appetizer?"
>> >
>> > "I am almost finished writing my Ph.D. thesis on 'The Superiority of
>> > Rabbits over Foxes and Wolves'."
>> >
>> > The wolf laughed so hard that it almost lost its hold on the rabbit.
>> > "Maybe I shouldn't eat you, you are really sick in your head, you might
>> > have something contagious," the wolf opined.
>> >
>> > "Come read for yourself, you can eat me after that if you disagree with
>> > my conclusions." So the wolf went to the rabbit's hole and never came
>> > out.
>> >
>> > The rabbit finished writing her thesis and was out celebrating in the
>> > lettuce fields. Another rabbit came by and asked, "What's up? You seem
>> > to be very happy."
>> >
>> > "Yup, I just finished writing up my dissertation."
>> >
>> > "Congratulations! What is it about?"
>> >
>> > "It is titled 'The superiority of Rabbits over Foxes and Wolves.'"
>> >
>> > "Are you sure? That doesn't sound right."
>> >
>> > "Oh yes, you should come over and read for yourself."
>> >
>> > So they went together to the rabbit's hole.
>> >
>> > As they went in, the friend saw the typical graduate student abode,
>> > albeit a rather messy one after writing a thesis. The computer with the
>> > controversial dissertation was in one corner, on the right there was a
>> > pile of fox bones, on the left was a pile of wolf bones, and in the
>> > middle was a lion.
>> >
>> > The moral of the story is: The title of your dissertation doesn't
>> > matter, all that matters is who your thesis advisor is.