In a message dated 3/3/2003 8:56:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, leading > to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling. Each time a monkey > tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are sprayed with ice water, which > makes them miserable. Sooner enough, whenever a monkey attempts to climb the > ladder, all of the other monkeys, not wanting to be sprayed, set upon him > and beat him up. Soon, none of the eight monkeys ever attempts to climb the > ladder. > > One of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put in the > room. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why none of the other > monkeys are doing the obvious, but, undaunted, he immediately begins to > climb the ladder. All the other monkeys fall upon him and beat him silly. > > He has no idea why. However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder. > > A second original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer again > attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer the crap out > of him. This includes the previous new monkey, who, grateful that he's not > on the receiving end this time, participates in the beating because all the > other monkeys are doing it. However, he has no idea why he's attacking the > new monkey. > > One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced. Eight new monkeys are now > in the room. None of them have ever been sprayed by ice water. None of them > attempt to climb the ladder. All of them will > enthusiastically beat up any > new monkey who tries, without having any idea why. > > > > And that's how company policies get established. > > > --Mike LOL. Is that for real? I mean the monkey study? Yeah, it's got to be, I've seen too many human beings act like that. Doe aka Marnie One of the best stories I have heard.
