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05-17-2006, 04:55 AM
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Man's time on earth
God created the mule and told him, "You are mule. You will work constantly from dusk to dawn, carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass and lack intelligence. You will live for 50 years."
The mule answered, "To live like this for 50 years is too much. Please, give me no more than 30." And it was so. Then God created the dog and told him, "You are dog. You will hold vigilence over the dwellings of Man, to whom you will be his greatest companion. You will eat his table scraps and live 25 years." The dog responded, "Lord, to live 25 years as a dog like that is too much. Please, no more than 10 years." And it was so. God then created the monkey and told him, "You are monkey. You shall swing from tree to tree, acting like an idiot. You shall be funny and you will live 20 years." The monkey responded, "Lord, to live 20 years as the clown of the world is too much. Please Lord, give me no more than 10 years." And it was so. Finally God created Man and told him, "You are man, the only rational being that walks the earth. You will use your intelligence to have mastery over the creatures of the world. You will dominate the earth and live for 20 years." The man responded, "Lord, to be man for only 20 years is too little. Please Lord, give me the 20 years the mule refused, the 15 years the dog refused and the 10 years the monkey rejected." And it was so. And so God made man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 20 years like a mule, working and carrying heavy loads on his back. Then he is to have children and live 15 years as a dog, guarding his house and eating the leftovers; then, in his old age to live 10 years as a monkey, acting like an idiot for the amusement of his grandchildren. There are only two things in the world, nothing and semantics. |
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05-17-2006, 09:13 PM
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Heh.
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05-18-2006, 12:53 AM
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Well, I suppose a "heh" is better than nothing (sob
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05-18-2006, 01:45 AM
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I thought it was funny. I should have added a smilie.
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05-18-2006, 01:46 AM
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You forgot the "h" in Cthulhu.
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05-18-2006, 01:48 AM
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Oh, ok...thank you. It took me a long time to steal...come up with it.
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05-18-2006, 08:30 PM
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The joke or the signature?
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05-19-2006, 01:47 AM
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Um...yes.
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05-19-2006, 04:44 AM
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:rolling: is better than heh :grin:
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05-19-2006, 02:09 PM
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I lolled. It was a small lol, but a lol nonetheless.
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