Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site loral.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!decwrl!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdccs6!loral!simard From: simard@loral.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: The man and the brick Message-ID: <293@loral.UUCP> Date: Mon, 23-Jul-84 13:33:04 EDT Article-I.D.: loral.293 Posted: Mon Jul 23 13:33:04 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Jul-84 19:48:29 EDT Organization: Loral Instrumentation, San Diego, CA Lines: 47 [Do not write in this space] A certain man wished to build a fireplace in his home. Being a very precise, meticulous man, he carefully drafted his design and calculated the amounts of all the materials he would need. In doing so, he found that his project would require exactly 199 bricks. He then went to the local building supply store and began collecting the materials. When it came time to buy the bricks, the clerk told him he could not purchase exactly 199 bricks, but he would have to get a lot of 200. He protested that he had no use for the last brick; why should he endure the expense of something he did not need? An argument ensued, but our friend eventually backed down, muttering protest all the way. Well, he set about building his fireplace, and sure enough, when he was done, he had one brick left over. He picked it up, stared at it, and all the rage and frustration he had experienced in the store began to resurface. His hand clenched the brick; beads of sweat formed on his furrowed brow, and the color left his knuckles. Finally, in a burst of impassioned energy, he hurled the brick into the sky. And you know what happened? The brick never came down! -- Ray Simard Loral Instrumentation, San Diego {ucbvax, ittvax!dcdwest}!sdcsvax!sdccsu3!loral!simard