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SirLance · 10-11-2005, 07:17 AM

An old man and a young boy were traveling through their village with their
donkey. The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked.

As they went along they passed some people who remarked it was a shame the old man was walking and the boy was riding.

The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so they changed
positions.

Later, they passed some people that remarked, "What a shame, he makes that little boy walk." They then decided they both would walk.

Soon they passed some more people who thought they were stupid to walk when they had a decent donkey to ride. So, they both rode the donkey.

Now they passed some people that shamed them by saying, "How awful to put
such a load on a poor donkey."

The boy and man said they were probably right, so they decided to carry the
donkey.

As they crossed the bridge, they lost their grip on the animal and he fell
into the river and drowned.

The moral of the story?

If you try to please everyone, you may as well just kiss your ass goodbye.

Gatorade Frost · 10-11-2005, 11:04 AM

Everyone loves a good moral story.

stankybcn1 · 10-11-2005, 09:52 PM

That's a great one

gamefreak1398 · 10-12-2005, 08:51 PM

hehe, Correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't this an Aesop fable?
(well of course except for the new moral)
I don't know....it kind of sounds familiar...bring me back to the old days..

10-11-2005, 07:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
SirLance Junkie Location: In the middle of the desert.	The Old Man, The Boy, And the Donkey An old man and a young boy were traveling through their village with their donkey. The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked. As they went along they passed some people who remarked it was a shame the old man was walking and the boy was riding. The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so they changed positions. Later, they passed some people that remarked, "What a shame, he makes that little boy walk." They then decided they both would walk. Soon they passed some more people who thought they were stupid to walk when they had a decent donkey to ride. So, they both rode the donkey. Now they passed some people that shamed them by saying, "How awful to put such a load on a poor donkey." The boy and man said they were probably right, so they decided to carry the donkey. As they crossed the bridge, they lost their grip on the animal and he fell into the river and drowned. The moral of the story? If you try to please everyone, you may as well just kiss your ass goodbye. __________________ DEMOCRACY is where your vote counts, FEUDALISM is where your count votes.

10-11-2005, 11:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gatorade Frost Rookie	Everyone loves a good moral story. __________________ I got in a fight one time with a really big guy, and he said, "I'm going to mop the floor with your face." I said, "You'll be sorry." He said, "Oh, yeah? Why?" I said, "Well, you won't be able to get into the corners very well." Emo Philips

10-11-2005, 09:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
stankybcn1 Junkie	That's a great one __________________ I'll Throw You!

10-12-2005, 08:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
gamefreak1398 Upright	hehe, Correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't this an Aesop fable? (well of course except for the new moral) I don't know....it kind of sounds familiar...bring me back to the old days..