my favorite joke

Once upon a time, there was a huge lever in the middle of  back-country Tennessee. Legend had it that if said lever was switched, it would bring about the end of the world.

Now next to this lever was a one lane road (remember back-country Tennessee here). On the other side of the road lived a good-sized snake named Nate. Nate had always been content to stay on his side of the road.

One day, Nate had the sudden impulse to go check out the lever - was it really as scary as everyone said?? As he was crossing the street, a man in a large Ford comes hurtling down the road. He sees Nate, and he has to make a quick decision - kill Nate or start the end of the world?

Well, he thinks, "BETTER NATE THAN LEVER!!!!!!!!!!!"