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A new monk arrived at the monastery. He was assigned to help the other monks in copying the old texts by hand. He noticed, however, that they were copying copies, not the original books. The new monk went to the head monk to ask him about this. He pointed out that if there were an error in the first copy, that error would be continued in all of the other copies.
The head monk said, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son." The head monk went down into the cellar with one of the copies to check it against the original.
Hours later, nobody had seen him, so one of the monks went downstairs to look for him. He heard a sobbing coming from the back of the cellar and found the old monk leaning over one of the original books, crying. He asked what was wrong.
"The word is 'celebrate'," said the head monk.
A new monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to help the other monks in copying the old texts by hand. He notices, however, that they are copying from copies, not the original manuscripts. So, the new monk goes to the head monk to ask him about this. He points out that if there were an error in the first copy, that error would be continued in all of the other copies. The head monk says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son." So, he goes down into the cellar with one of the copies to check it against the original. Hours go by and nobody sees him. So, one of the monks goes downstairs to look for him. He hears sobbing coming from the back of the cellar and finds the old monk leaning over one of the original books crying. He asks the old monk what's wrong, and in a choked voice came the reply... "The word is 'CELEBRATE!"
I have a friend whose job is to process book orders that people have placed by mail. Sometimes, the books ordered tell a whole story in and of themselves. Here are three that caused quite the laughs:
One order for two books:
1. "How to win every argument"
2. "Conversations with God"
Another order:
"For My Only True Love"
Note - please send three copies
Last order for four books:
"Getting along with mean people"
"How not to be mean"
"How to stay lovers for life" - two copies please
15> Entire library stock replaced by 50,000 copies of "Yes, I Can" by Sammy Davis, Jr.
14> Half-dozen recently-extracted tongues stapled to the "Quiet Please" sign.
13> Recommends Kato Kaelin's book.
12> Instead of scanning barcode on book at checkout, seductively licks the inside cover.
11> Library only has two sections: "Limbaugh" and "Liddy."
10> Inserts boudoir photos of herself in copies of Gray's Anatomy.
9> When you ask for an appendix, she winks suggestively and shows you her scar.
8> Replaces the overdue book fine with canings from the "Rod of Literary Tardiness".
7> Files Art Buchwald under "Humor"
6> Always doing donuts with the bookmobile in the video store parking lot.
5> No matter what book you ask for, she hands you a piece of toast and a Q-tip.
4> Uses the "Dewer's Decimal System", more...