The Mule, the Monkey & The Man
God created the mule, and told him, "You are mule. You will work constantly from dusk to dawn, carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass and lack intelligence. You will live for 50 years." The mule answered, "To live like this for 50 years is too much. Please, give me no more than 20." And it was so.
Then God created the dog, and told him, "You are dog. You will hold vigilance over the dwellings of Man, to whom you will be his greatest companion. You will eat his table scraps and live for 25 years." The dog responded, "Lord, to live 25 years as a dog like that is too much. Please, no more than 10 years." And it was so.
God then created the monkey, and told him, "You are monkey. You shall swing from tree to tree, acting like an idiot. You will be funny, and you shall live for 20 years." The monkey responded, "Lord, to live 20 years as the clown of the world is too much. Please, Lord, give me no than 10 years." And it was so.
Finally, God created Man and told him, "You are Man, the only rational being that walks the earth. You will use your intelligence to have mastery over the creatures of the world. You will dominate the earth and live for 20 years." The man responded, "Lord, to be Man for only 20 years is too little. Please, Lord; give me the 20 years the mule refused, the 15 years the dog refused, and the 10 years the monkey rejected." And so God made Man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 20 years like a mule working and carrying heavy loads on his back. Then, he is to have children and live 15 years as a dog, guarding his house and eating the leftovers after they empty the pantry; then, in his old age, to live 10 years as a monkey, acting like an idiot to amuse his grandchildren. And it is so ... (65 years)
The Mule, the Monkey & The Man
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Re: The Mule, the Monkey & The Man
Uhhhhh, hmmm, ahem.... how to politely put this?
{DeaconBlues now speaking in his dreadfully fake British school master's didactic voice}
"I doo believe there's a slight error in your arithmatic here ole boy, you see, the donkey was to have a 50 year long life, but opted for only twenty. So, I dooo believe that means the donkey gave up thirty years, ergo the man must live thirty dreadful years working like an ass, while his dearly loved wife sits on hers. And all of it tallied together gives a man a life of sempty-five years don't you agree?"
{Deacon now speaking in his real voice}
OK, pseudo intelectual bullshit aside, I liked the joke, it is pretty funny, but the math misteak is just atroshus!
{DeaconBlues now speaking in his dreadfully fake British school master's didactic voice}
"I doo believe there's a slight error in your arithmatic here ole boy, you see, the donkey was to have a 50 year long life, but opted for only twenty. So, I dooo believe that means the donkey gave up thirty years, ergo the man must live thirty dreadful years working like an ass, while his dearly loved wife sits on hers. And all of it tallied together gives a man a life of sempty-five years don't you agree?"
{Deacon now speaking in his real voice}
OK, pseudo intelectual bullshit aside, I liked the joke, it is pretty funny, but the math misteak is just atroshus!
