Aho3e2.142 net.jokes utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:mhtsa!ihnss!houxf!ho3e2!rlh Wed Dec 16 09:02:33 1981 In honor of Beethoven, whose birthday is today (Dec. 16). After Beethoven died, a scratching noise was heard from his coffin. It was opened and he was found busily erasing copies of his music; Obviously, he was decomposing. An oldy, but what the heck.