an old story .... one day all the mice get together and start to complain about the cat who is preying upon them. one of them finally comes up w/ an idea: "let's get a little bell and put it around his neck; that way, he won't be able to creep up on us any more without making any noise". Everyone thinks this is a great idea and there's a whole lot of hooping and hollering about it. except for old Grandpa mouse, who just sits there, apparently more asleep than awake . finally someone notices and asks Grandpa mouse, "what's the matter grandpa? don't you think that that's a great idea?" And old Grandpa just opens one eye and says, "And just which one of you young Turks is going to be the one to put that bell around the cat's neck?" hence the expression "to bell the cat" --- who is going to undertake the risky behaviour?
/s/ tuco bonno Graduate, College of Conflict Management University of SouthEast Asia "I partied on the Ho Chi Minh Trail - tiến lên !! " -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Finnell Sent: Friday, 20 June, 2008 10:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Invite to join nitwits ??? In a message dated 6/20/2008 5:20:20 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: for belling the cat? >> Report SPAM ought to suffice... **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
