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Thread ID: 132785	2013-05-22 06:01:00	The Experiment.	Roscoe (6288)	PC World Chat

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1342597	2013-05-22 06:01:00	Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the other monkeys with cold water. After a while, another monkey makes an attempt with the same result - all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon, when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent it. Now, put away the cold water. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his surprise and horror, all of the other monkeys attack him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be assaulted. Next, remove another of the original five monkeys 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! Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new one, then a fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs, he is attacked. Most of the monkeys that are beating him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey. After replacing all the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches the stairs to try for the banana. Why not? Because as far as they know that's the way it's always been done around here.......... .........And that's how company policy begins.	Roscoe (6288)
1342598	2013-05-22 06:17:00	Aint that the truth :thumbs: Seen that sort of things quite a bit ( not monkey beating) at least it wasn't a spanking :D Anyway -- its not uncommon to hear the remark -- That's how we have always done it.	wainuitech (129)
1342599	2013-05-22 06:19:00	Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the other monkeys with cold water. After a while, another monkey makes an attempt with the same result - all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon, when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent it. Now, put away the cold water. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his surprise and horror, all of the other monkeys attack him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be assaulted. Next, remove another of the original five monkeys 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! Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new one, then a fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs, he is attacked. Most of the monkeys that are beating him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey. After replacing all the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches the stairs to try for the banana. Why not? Because as far as they know that's the way it's always been done around here.......... .........And that's how company policy begins. :banana Nice one, Roscoe. Haven't seen it before.	WalOne (4202)
1342600	2013-05-22 07:41:00	<snip> .........And that's how company policy begins. And also how people become left-wing voters... :D (not the beatings, but the tradition)	johcar (6283)
1342601	2013-05-22 08:14:00	And also how people become National voters... :D (not the beatings, but the tradition) FTFY :lol:	gary67 (56)
1342602	2013-05-22 09:33:00	And also how religions get started...	Agent_24 (57)
1342603	2013-05-22 10:06:00	And Buy Apple stuff . . .	R2x1 (4628)
1342604	2013-05-22 10:18:00	Hey! my iPod was free...	Agent_24 (57)
1342605	2013-05-22 10:37:00	And also how religions get started... I thought people just made stuff up as a joke and other people took it as fact :p	pcuser42 (130)
1342606	2013-05-22 10:45:00	Ah...that is an actual experiment guys, not a joke. There is certainly a message in it although its unlikely to pertain to the current age of individualism where global boundaries have broken down.	Winston001 (3612)
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