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JadziaDax · 10-31-2003, 02:49 AM

Start with a cage containing five apes.

In the cage, hang a banana on a string and put stairs under it. Before long, an ape will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the apes with cold water.

After a while, another ape makes an attempt with the same result - all the apes are sprayed with cold water. This continues through several more attempts. Pretty soon, when another ape tries to climb the stairs, the other apes all try to prevent it.

Now, turn off the cold water. Remove one ape from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new ape sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his horror, all of the other apes attack him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be assaulted.

Next, remove another of the original five apes and replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm. Again, replace a third original ape with a new one. The new one makes it to the stairs and is attacked as well. Two of the four apes that beat him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs, or why they are participating in the beating of the newest ape.

After replacing the fourth and fifth original apes, all the apes, which have been sprayed with cold water, have been replaced. Nevertheless, no ape ever again approaches the stairs. Why not?

Because that's the way they've always done it and that's the way it's always been around here.

And that's how company policy begins....

tekaweni · 10-31-2003, 02:27 PM

God this is soooo true. Thanks Jadz, I'm sending this to everyone on my company mailing list.

bennyb · 10-31-2003, 08:57 PM

Thats great... i love jokes like this.

majik_6 · 11-01-2003, 01:00 AM

Ahh, funny cause it's true!

This one almost strikes too closely to the truth!

Good one.

dragonhawk · 11-03-2003, 11:04 AM

Sounds like where I work.
A lot of apes that don't know why they do anything.

dragon2fire · 11-04-2003, 02:50 AM

a real study was done a while ago with orangatangs that really does happen

funny joke

Keg-o-Grog · 11-06-2003, 06:19 AM

i liked it, good one

10-31-2003, 02:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Joke of the Day - October 31 Start with a cage containing five apes. In the cage, hang a banana on a string and put stairs under it. Before long, an ape will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the apes with cold water. After a while, another ape makes an attempt with the same result - all the apes are sprayed with cold water. This continues through several more attempts. Pretty soon, when another ape tries to climb the stairs, the other apes all try to prevent it. Now, turn off the cold water. Remove one ape from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new ape sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his horror, all of the other apes attack him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be assaulted. Next, remove another of the original five apes and replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm. Again, replace a third original ape with a new one. The new one makes it to the stairs and is attacked as well. Two of the four apes that beat him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs, or why they are participating in the beating of the newest ape. After replacing the fourth and fifth original apes, all the apes, which have been sprayed with cold water, have been replaced. Nevertheless, no ape ever again approaches the stairs. Why not? Because that's the way they've always done it and that's the way it's always been around here. And that's how company policy begins....

10-31-2003, 02:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
tekaweni It wasnt me Location: Scotland	God this is soooo true. Thanks Jadz, I'm sending this to everyone on my company mailing list. __________________ If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten

11-01-2003, 01:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
majik_6 narcissist Location: looking in a mirror	Ahh, funny cause it's true! This one almost strikes too closely to the truth! Good one. __________________ it's all about self-indulgence

11-03-2003, 11:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
dragonhawk Psycho Location: In Games.	Sounds like where I work. A lot of apes that don't know why they do anything. __________________ ---------------------------------------------- "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

11-06-2003, 06:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
Keg-o-Grog Insane Location: Foregin student in Texas atm.	i liked it, good one __________________ I stand alone without beliefs, the only truth i know is you.

10-31-2003, 08:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
bennyb Banned	Thats great... i love jokes like this.

11-04-2003, 02:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
dragon2fire Junkie	a real study was done a while ago with orangatangs that really does happen funny joke