Monkey Business

[Stormy]

 

 

 

 

 

You start with a cage containing four monkeys, and inside the cage you

 

hang a banana on a string, and then you place a set of stairs under the

banana.

 

Before long a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the banana.

 

You then spray ALL the monkeys with cold water.

 

After a while, another monkey makes an attempt.  As soon as he touches

the stairs, you spray ALL the monkeys 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 monkey.  The new monkey sees the banana and

attempts to climb the stairs.  To his shock, ALL of the other monkeys

beat him up.  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 four monkeys, replacing it with a

new monkey.  The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked.  The

previous newcomer takes part in the punishment - with enthusiasm -

because he is now part of the "team."

 

Then, replace a third original monkey with a new monkey, followed by the

fourth.  Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs, he is

attacked.

 

Now, the monkeys that are beating him up have no idea why they were not

permitted to climb the stairs.  Neither do they know why they are

participating in the beating of the newest monkey.  Having replaced all

of the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys will have ever

been sprayed with cold water.  Nevertheless, not one of the monkeys will

try to climb the stairway for the banana.

 

Why, you ask?  Because in their minds, that is the way it has always

been!

 

This is how today's House and Senate operates, and this is why, from

time to time, ALL of the monkeys need to be REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME!

 

DISCLAIMER:  This is meant as no disrespect to monkeys!

 

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[Koach]

very true. and i love the last line: DISCLAIMER:  This is meant as no disrespect to monkeys!    lol