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wafflehead

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26/06/15

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Post #: 15536681

Originally posted by lemonwasher ↑

My first attempt, OK. I hope one of you is yet to read this:

Psychology 101

If you start with a cage containing four 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. ALL the monkeys are sprayed
with cold water. After a while, another monkey makes an attempt with same result -- As soon
as he touches the stairs, you spray ALL the monkeys 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
monkey. 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 four monkeys, replacing it with a new monkey. The
newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the
punishment with enthusiasm -- because he is now part of the "team".

Then, replace a third original monkey with a new monkey, followed by the fourth. Every time
the newest monkey takes to the stairs, he is attacked. Now, 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, not one 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 is how today's House and Senate operates; and this is why, from time to time, ALL of
the monkeys need to be REPLACED AT THE SAMETIME!

Column 1

1 Disclaimer: This is not meant as disrespect to monkeys
But we must always remember the Vast majority of politicians are just lawyers

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Just wonderful.
Explains humanity in a nut shell. If you don't mind I'd like to copy and paste this in the philosophy and religion section. I'll drop the last couple of lines regarding our politicians, which is an absolute truism because this also explains most religious beliefs perfectly and why religious bods can't escape their fundamental madness.

I will explain from where and whom I'm copying this from if it's okay with you.

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