Great, reminds me of this old joke about "Referend Dan" ..
Reverend Dan was selling his horse. He placed his add
in the paper and soon a buyer came calling. The buyer
looked over the horse and decided the price was right
for such a fine animal. Rev. Dan explained to the
gentleman that the horse only responded to biblical
commands. To make the horse go the command was
"Praise the Lord", the command to make the horse stop
was "Hallelujah". The man then handed Rev. Dan the
money and climbed on the horse. "Praise the Lord",
called the horses new owner. The horse responded by
moving in a light trot. "Praise the Lord", said the man.
The horse then picked up the pace. Amazed by this,
the man then said one more time, "Praise the Lord".
The horse then proceeded to run in full gallop. The
man suddenly noticed that his new steed was fast
approaching a ravine. "Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah",
shouted the man. The horse then responded by sliding to
a stop just inches from the edge of the ravine. The man
then opened his eyes and looked down over the edge.
He sighed his relief with the words, "Praise the Lord!"
..or this one about the "Talking Dog"
A guy sees a sign in front of a house: "Talking Dog for Sale." He rings the
bell and the owner tells him the dog is in the backyard. The guy goes into
the
backyard and sees a black dog just sitting there.
"You talk?" he asks.
"Yep," the dog replies.
"So, what's your story?"
The dog looks up and says, "Well, I discovered this gift pretty young and I
wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA about my gift, and in no
time
they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and
world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was
one
of their most valuable spies eight years running.
The jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any
younger
and wanted to settle down. So I signed up for a job at the airport to do
some
undercover security work, mostly wandering near suspicious characters and
listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings there and was awarded a
batch of medals. Had a wife, a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired."
The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the
dog.
The owner says, "Ten dollars."
The guy says, "This dog is amazing. Why on earth are you selling him, so
cheap?"
The owner replies, "He's such a liar! He didn't do any of that crap!"
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