[BITList] Monkeys

[franka]

There will always be some who say better the monkey you know
frank

            AMEN TO THE  STORY BELOW!!!!

                                If you start with a cage containing five
                                monkeys and inside the cage, hang a
                                banana on a string from the top and then
                                you place a set of stairs under the
                                banana, before long a monkey will go to
                                the stairs and climb toward the banana.

                                As soon as he touches the stairs, you
                                spray all the other monkeys with cold
                                water. After a while another monkey
                                makes an attempt with same result ...
                                all the other monkeys are sprayed with
                                cold water. Pretty soon when another
                                monkey tries to climb the stairs, the
                                other monkeys will try to prevent it.

                                Now, put the cold water away.
                                Remove one monkey from the cage and
                                replace it with a new one. The new
                                monkey sees the banana and attempts to
                                climb the stairs. To his shock, all of
                                the other monkeys beat the crap out of
                                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
                                monkeys, replacing it with a new one. 
                                The newcomer goes to the stairs and is
                                attacked. The previous newcomer takes
                                part in the punishment...with
                                enthusiasm. Then, replace a third
                                original monkey with a new one, followed
                                by a fourth, then the fifth.  Every time
                                the newest monkey takes to the stairs he
                                is attacked. Most of the monkeys that
                                are beating him up have no idea why they
                                were not permitted to climb the stairs.
                                Neither do they know why they are
                                participating in the beating of the
                                newest monkey.

                                Finally, having replaced all of the
                                original monkeys, none of the remaining
                                monkeys will have ever been sprayed with
                                cold water. Nevertheless, none of the
                                monkeys will try to climb the stairway
                                for the banana. Why, you ask?  Because
                                in their minds...that is the way it
                                has always been! This, my friends, is
                                how Parliamentoperates... and is why,
                                from time to time, all of the monkeys
                                need to be REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME.

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