-Caveat Lector- Message http://www.egroups.com/list/sovernet-l/?start=1249 > > ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- > From: "James Michael Craven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Organization: Clark College, Vancouver WA, USA > To: "Campus Master List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:02:59 PST8PDT > Subject: (Fwd) A Life Lesson > Priority: normal > > This was forwarded to me and I just had to share it with the campus. Although some people have a problem understanding that the real "business" of Clark College is education-- knowledge ideas, opinions, information and data and how they are formulated and evaluated and utilized-- as opposed to architecture, grounds, revenue raising, influence in Olympia (also important but subordinate to the central purpose education), this is indeed "business related" and therefore should go out for serious consideration. > > Jim Craven > > BUREAUCRACY [ AND TYRANNY] IN ACTION! > > 1. 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 toward the Banana. > > 2. 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. > > 3. 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. > > 4. 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. > > 5. 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. > > 6. 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. > > 7. 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 done around here." > > > James Craven > Dept. of Economics,Clark College > 1800 E. McLoughlin Blvd. Vancouver, WA. 98663 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tel: (360) 992-2283 Fax: 992-2863 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
