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Thread: The Mistake

 


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    The Mistake

    A new young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to help the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand. He notices,however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript.

    So, the new monk goes to the abbot to question this, pointing out that if someone made even a small error in the first copy, it would never be picked up. In fact, that error would be continued, and potentially worsened, in all of the subsequent copies.

    The head monk says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son." So, he goes down into the dark caves underneath the monastery where the original manuscript is held in a locked vault that hasn't been opened for hundreds of years.

    Hours go by and nobody sees the old abbot. So, the young monk gets worried and goes downstairs to look for him. He sees him banging his head against the wall. His forehead is all bloody and bruised and he is crying uncontrollably.

    The young man asks the old abbot, What's wrong, father? With a choking voice, the old abbot replies, "The word is celebrate."

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    Sometime I lie awake at night and wonder "Where have I gone wrong?" Then a little voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night." ~ Charles M. Schulz

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    Damn! I hate it when that happens....

    Damn! I hate it when that happens.
    Where are your ears? (What ears?)

    Submergo ergo sum. (I sink, therefore I am)

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    Thus 1 small error can propogate outward in s...

    Thus 1 small error can propogate outward in such grevious fashion
    see you in the funny papers..

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    or in this case, FAIL to propigate ...

    or in this case, FAIL to propigate

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    their loss... not mine... hahaha!!!...

    their loss... not mine... hahaha!!!

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    Ain't that a knee slapper.......

    It sucks to be them

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    Staying Catholic

    A golfer is in a competitive match with a friend, who is ahead by a couple of strokes. "Boy, I'd give anything to sink this putt," the golfer mumbles to himself.

    Just then, a stranger walks up beside him and whispers, "Would you be willing to give up one-fourth of your sex life?" Thinking that the man is crazy and his answer will be meaningless, the golfer also feels that maybe this is a good omen so he says, "Sure," and sinks the putt.

    Two holes later, he mumbles to himself again, "Gee, I sure would like to get an eagle on this one." The same stranger is at his side and whispers, "Would it be worth giving up another fourth of your sex life?" Shrugging, the golfer replies, "Okay," and makes an eagle.

    On the final hole, the golfer needs another eagle to win. Without waiting for him to say anything, the stranger quickly moves to his side and says,"Would winning this match be worth giving up the rest of your sex life?"
    "Definitely," the golfer replies, and he makes the eagle.

    As the golfer is walking to the club house, the stranger walks alongside of him and says, "I haven't really been fair with you because you don't know who I am. I'm the Devil, and from this day forward you will have no sex life."

    "Nice to meet you," the golfer replies, "I'm Father O'Malley"

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