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Subject: elephant joke
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Date: Mon, 26-Aug-85 22:55:14 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 26 22:55:14 1985
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*** HOW MANY SOFTWARE ENGINEERS DOES IT TAKE TO ***

Once upon a time many years ago a group of young men embarked on an African
safari.  After many weeks in the jungle they happened upon a young
elephant caught in the jaws of a giant steel trap.  With much effort they
freed the elephant, who looked each of them in the eye and then ran off into
the bush.  The men would never tire of telling and retelling that story
over the years.

Now, many years older, one of the old adventurers is taking his grandson to
the circus.  They watch the lion tamer, the acrobats, and the clowns; which
thrill the little boy, but the old man seems uninterested.  Then comes the
moment he's been waiting for:  the enterance of the elephants into the big
top!  The old man gets to his feet for a better look at his favorite
animals.

But wait!  Can it be?!?  The last elephant in line seems familiar!  The old
man goes down to the edge of the arena, and the elephant rushes over to him!
The elephant has a twinkle it his eye, and the man leans over the railing to
touch him.  Then the elephant picks him up with his trunk and squeezes the
life out of him...  It was the wrong elephant.


/* HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA */


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