When the body was first created, there was contention 
among the component parts as to who was going to be the boss. 

The brain said, "Since I am the nerve center that controls 
everything and does all the thinking, I should be the boss." 

The feet said, "Since I carry all the friggin' weight, I 
should be the boss." 

The hands said, "Since I must do all the manual labor and 
earn all the money to keep the rest of you going, I should be the 
boss. " 

The eyes said, "Since I must look out for all of you and let 
you know when danger lurks, I should be the boss." 

And so it went with the ear, the lungs, and various other 
component parts of the body, till there was no one left but the 
anus. All the others laughed when it made its bid for bosshood, 
for who ever heard of an anus being boss of anything? This 
rebuff upset the anus so much that in a pique of anger it closed 
itself off completely and refused to function any further. 

Soon the brain was feverish, the eyes crossed and ached, 
the feet were too weak to carry the load, the hands hung limply 
at the sides, and the heart, lungs, and the rest of the component 
parts struggled to keep going. They all capitulated to the anus, 
and it finally became the boss. 

While the others did all the work, the anus just basked and 
let out a lot of hot air along with the other material it is the 
anus's function to let out. 

The moral of this little episode is that it takes no special 
talent to be a boss - so why have one if everyone knows how to 
work together in harmony? Think about it.