Dear bee friends,
 
    I am glad that there has been many a chuckle on our fun, with the "Bees
as Weapons" tale.   Unfortunately this was not always true for those who
speak English as a second language.
 
    I apologize, if the language difference meant that some did not recognize
it as a joke.  I know a joke, which is a play on words, is extremely hard to
translate.  Please write, if you have further questions.
 
    We have a time-honored tradition of telling elaborate stories to lead up
to a punch-line, at which point the audience realizes it has been fooled, and
enjoys the prank.  I hope it is not offensive to those of you who learned
English later in life.
 
    The quote is a misquote of the Biblical one, "Many are called but few are
chosen."
 
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