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Old 25th June 2008, 12:43 AM   #363 (permalink)
Quintrex
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Sydney
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Default Re: It's just a Joke!

Hi have you read this before?

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 repace
it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked.
The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiam.
Again, replace the 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.....


Interesting isn't it?
Any apes at you place?
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