So there's this dude named Nate. Nate's a pretty cool dude. Lives in a small town where he's liked by everybody. He also has a really important job in this town. Nate gets up every morning and walks across the highway to the dam that holds back a big lake. There's a lever that he pulls which allows water to flow into the town. He's great at his job and always lets just enough in for usage without wasting too much.
One day Nate gets up, puts on his pants and starts to stroll across the highway. His BFF (Best Friend Forever), Sam, comes driving along in his big rig (he's a trucker). Seeing Nate in the middle of the highway, he decides he should stop and say "hi". But, when he tries to push on the brake pedal, nothing happens. He begins to stomp furiously on the pedal, but still no result. It then occurs to Sam that if he doesn't stop his truck, he will run over his BFF.
He begins to pull on the steering wheel in order to swerve out of the way, but now the truck is heading straight towards he dam. If he hits the dam, it will crumble and everyone in the town will die in the flood that would ensue.
Sam pulls back on the steering wheel to avoid the dam, but is now barreling down on Nate again! He needs to make a decision. What should he do? Hit his friend of kill everyone in the town?
He chooses at the last second and SPLAT!!!! Levels Nate to the pavement.
What's the moral to the story?
Better Nate than Lever.