>>THE RABBIT: 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 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 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 nothing
>>to lose, it went with the rabbit into its hole.  The fox never came
>>back out.
>>
>>A few days later, 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 heard that it almost lost its hold on the rabbit.
>>"Maybe I shouldn't eat you, you really are sick in the 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 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 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 it for yourself."
>>
>>So they went together to the rabbit's hole.  As they went in, the
>>friend saw a typical graduate student abode, albeit a rather messy
>>one after writing a thesis.
>>
>>The computer with the 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 large, lip-licking lion.
>>
>>The moral of the story:
>>
>>The title of your dissertation doesn't matter.
>>
>>All that matters is who your thesis advisor is.