Apes

Victor

Found some old jokes and stuff

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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, but 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.

Turn off the cold water.

If, later, another ape tries to climb the stairs, the other apes will try to
prevent it even though no water sprays them. Now, 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 it's always been around here."

Sound familiar?

Pugsley

intelligent humour.. odd, but funny

Pep

Not so much funny as a moral tale

memphis

Interesting humour there!!

TomTom

makes sense but not funny

Carbiens

hehe...apes.....he he he

like it, nothing like a band of apes kickin' the ****e out of each other for a bannana.
unless their kickin' the ****e out of each other for no reason at all:D