Post by fossilman on Dec 16, 2006 12:18:32 GMT -5
A young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to helping the
other
>>monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand.
>>
>>He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies,
not
>>from the original manuscript. So, the new monk goes to the head abbot
to
>>question this, pointing out that if someone made even a small error
in the
>>first copy, it would never be picked up! In fact, that error would be
>>continued in all of the subsequent copies.
>>
>>The head monk, says, "We have been copying from the copies for
centuries,
>>but you make a good point, my son."
>>He goes down into the dark caves underneath the monastery
>>where the original manuscripts are held as archives in a locked
>>vault that hasn't been opened for hundreds of years. Hours go
>>by and nobody sees the old abbot.
>>
>>So, the young monk gets worried and goes down to look for him. He
sees him
>>banging his head against the wall and wailing, " We missed the "R" !
, we
>>missed the "R" !"
>>His forehead is all bloody and bruised and he is crying
>>uncontrollably. The young monk asks the old abbot, "What's wrong,
father?"
>>
>>With a choking voice, the old abbot replies, "The word
was...CELEBRATE!!!"
>>
other
>>monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand.
>>
>>He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies,
not
>>from the original manuscript. So, the new monk goes to the head abbot
to
>>question this, pointing out that if someone made even a small error
in the
>>first copy, it would never be picked up! In fact, that error would be
>>continued in all of the subsequent copies.
>>
>>The head monk, says, "We have been copying from the copies for
centuries,
>>but you make a good point, my son."
>>He goes down into the dark caves underneath the monastery
>>where the original manuscripts are held as archives in a locked
>>vault that hasn't been opened for hundreds of years. Hours go
>>by and nobody sees the old abbot.
>>
>>So, the young monk gets worried and goes down to look for him. He
sees him
>>banging his head against the wall and wailing, " We missed the "R" !
, we
>>missed the "R" !"
>>His forehead is all bloody and bruised and he is crying
>>uncontrollably. The young monk asks the old abbot, "What's wrong,
father?"
>>
>>With a choking voice, the old abbot replies, "The word
was...CELEBRATE!!!"
>>
