02-28-2003, 10:10 AM | #1 |
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i got this from the email... really funny.. .. btw you have to sounds on , read the story and be a little patient when you open the link below [img]smile.gif[/img] .
The Monk > A man is driving down the road and breaks down near a > > monastery. He goes to the monastery, knocks on the > > door, and says, "My car broke down. Do you think I > > could stay the night?" > > > > The monks graciously accept him, feed him dinner, even > > fix his car. As the man tries to fall asleep, he hears > > a strange sound. > > > > The next morning, he asks the monks what the sound > > &nbs p; was, but they say, "We can't tell you. You're not a > > monk." The man is disappointed but thanks them anyway > > and goes about his merry way. > > > > Some years later, the same man breaks down in front of > > the same monastery. The monks accept him, feed him, > > even fix his car. That night, he hears the same > > strange noise that he had heard years earlier. > > > > The next morning, he asks what it is, but the monks > > reply, "We can't tell you. Y ou're not a monk." > > The man says, "All right, all right. I'm dying to > > know. If the only way I can find out what that sound > > was is to become a monk, how do I become a monk?" > > The monks reply, "You must travel the earth and tell > > us how many blades of grass there are and the exact > > number of sand pebbles. When you find these numbers, > > you will become a monk." > > > > The man sets about his task. Forty-five years later, > > he returns and knocks on the door of the mon astery. He > > says, "I have traveled the earth and have found what > > you have asked for. There are 145,236,284,232 blades > > of grass and 231,281,219,999,129,382 sand pebbles on > > the earth." > > > > The monks reply, "Congratulations. You are now a monk. > > We shall now show you the way to the sound." The > > monks lead the man to a wooden door, where the head > > monk says, "The sound is right behind that door." > > > > The man reaches for the knob, but the door is locked. > > He says, "Real funny. may I have the key?" The monks > > give him the key, and he opens the door. Behind the > > wooden door is another door made of stone. The man > > demands the key to the stone door. The monks give him > > the key, and he opens it, only to find a door made of > > ruby. He demands another key from the monks, who > > provide it. > > Behind that door is another door, this one made of > > sapphire. So it went until the man had gone through > > doors of emerald, silver, topaz, amethyst... > > > > Finally, the monks say, "This is the last key to > > the last door." The man is relieved to no end. He > > unlocks the door, turns the knob, and behind that door > > he is amazed to find the source of that strange sound. click on the link below to find out what is the sound unfortunatly, i had to remove it due to unforeseen circumstances... i didnt know it would crash your computer... i removed the link as requested. sori guys didnt mean it [ 02-28-2003, 10:25 AM: Message edited by: Harkoliar ]
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02-28-2003, 10:13 AM | #2 |
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I... hate you...
[edit] okey not literaly just just in the spur of the moment... [img]smile.gif[/img] [/edit] [Warning everybody DON'T click!!!] [edit]Because you can't... its gone... [img]smile.gif[/img] [/edit] [ 02-28-2003, 04:20 PM: Message edited by: Jorath Calar ] |
02-28-2003, 10:19 AM | #3 |
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Aaaaaargh... thanks for making me reboot my computer.
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02-28-2003, 10:21 AM | #4 |
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Very funny, thanks for crashing Internet explorer, argh!
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02-28-2003, 10:23 AM | #5 |
Jack Burton
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??????
it worked fine with me... hmmm... there must be a problem... im going to delete the thread... sori everyone... i didnt mean it...
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02-28-2003, 10:26 AM | #6 |
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As Cartman would say: assmaster. If I didn't have a pop-up killer, I'd be screwed. As it was, I had to right click the task bar and kill it there.
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02-28-2003, 10:39 AM | #8 |
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Hey, it's no big deal, at least the story was funny.
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02-28-2003, 11:11 AM | #10 |
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Man, i am really curious. What on earth was the sound supposed to be? Is there any way to find out?
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