THE TEN STUPID MONKEYS
Some time ago, 10 monkeys were put in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder that leads to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling. All the monkeys were hungry, but each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are sprayed with ice water, which makes them miserable. Soon enough, whenever a monkey attempts to climb the ladder, all of the other monkeys, not wanting to be sprayed ice-water, set upon him and beat him up. Soon, none of the 10 monkeys ever attempts to climb the ladder. One of the 10 monkeys was then removed, and replaced with a new one. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wondered why none of the other monkeys is doing the obvious. But undaunted, he immediately climbed the ladder. All the other monkeys set upon him and beat him silly and he has no idea why. However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder. Another was removed out of the original 10 monkeys and replaced. The newcomer again attempts to climb the ladder, but all the othe...