diff --git a/whitespace.txt b/whitespace.txt
index 42d622a4cb..5a84a2562c 100644
--- a/whitespace.txt
+++ b/whitespace.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ You can modify this file to create no-op changelists.
 Try to write something funny. And please don't add trailing whitespace.
 
 Once upon a time there was an elephant in Stockholm.
-Everyone knew about it, but nobody dared say anything.
-In the end it didn't make a difference since everyone was working from home.
+Why did the elephant get kicked out of the Swedish Parliament?
+Because it kept making trunk calls!