Junior steals Iraq strategy from the Jews

[formercia]

First a surge, then a reduction. Now everything is solved....

http://www.storyarts.org/library/nutshell/stories/bigquiet.html

A Big Quiet House

A Yiddish Folktale from Eastern Europe

There was once a man who wished his small, noisy house was larger and quieter. He went to the wise old woman of the town and explained his need. She said, "I can solve your problem. Just do as I say."

The man agreed.

"If you have a chicken, some sheep, a horse, and a cow," she said, "bring them into the house with you."

"That's a silly thing to do," thought the old man. But he did it anyway. Now his house was already small, and with all those animals in it, there was no room at all. He returned to the old woman and cried, "I need more room! The animals are so noisy I can't think!"

"Take all those animals out of your dwelling," she replied.

When he had put all the animals comfortably back in the barn, the man went into his house. To his amazement, it suddenly looked remarkably bigger! Without the animals inside, his house was now quiet too!

[shain from kane]

1. Like hitting yourself in the head with a hammer. It feels so good when you stop.

[formercia]

3. I thought the same thing.

There are probably variations of this story in many societies.

[PCIntern]

2. Good tale on the Second Day of Rosh Hashanah...

L'shanah Tovah to all at DU AGAIN!

PC

[formercia]

5. and the moral of the story...

Listen to your Grandmother.


Shalom.

[porphyrian]

4. I thought you were going to say he found the Ark of the Covenant. - n/t

[formercia]

6. Unfortunately, things don't work out in real life

like they do in the movies.


Anyway, you can't use something good for purposes of evil.

[porphyrian]

7. Sure you can. Oxygen poisoning, for example.

Besides, given the violent and cruel nature of the Old Testament God, there's no reason to believe the Ark is good.

[Misskittycat]

8. Good story. Happy New Year. n/t

[formercia]

9. Borekh ha-shem

Things could be worse...

So cold even the Vodka freezes...



There aren't enough graves in Moscow, you have to take us to Siberia to die.....