Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 19:02:34 -0500
From: danceswithcarp <dcombs-AT-bloomington.in.us>
Subject: Re: monkey lesson


At 02:54 PM 1/22/01 +0000, john bechtel wrote:

>The lesson for the day, from some not-so-distant cousins;
>
>>
>> >Start with a cage containing five monkeys. I

<snip a good story>

>> >"Because that's the way it's always been done around here."
>> >---
>> >
>> >Believe - - after that, the facts don't matter at all.


T'was Unka Bart who finally connected the 
"Roomful-of-monkeys-with-a-keyboard" theory to the CIA's "Artificial 
Stupidity" program gone awry, which masqueraded as Kaiser Bill, but at any 
given time can describe ALL of the discourse here on the -AT--list.

I'd say this educational thread fits that bill.


carp