From: kevinhaleanderson@gmail.com   
      
   I've just written the funniest joke I've ever written.   
      
   It's deep comedy, some people might require the following bits of information.   
   It's worth it.   
      
   This is a parable that describes how our knowledges and perceptions shape our   
   understandings. It has many literary variations and jokes.   
      
   "A group of blind men heard that a strange animal, called an elephant, had   
   been brought to the town, but none of them were aware of its shape and form.   
   Out of curiosity, they said: "We must inspect and know it by touch, of which   
   we are capable". So, they    
   sought it out, and when they found it they groped about it. The first person,   
   whose hand landed on the trunk, said, "This being is like a thick snake". For   
   another one whose hand reached its ear, it seemed like a kind of fan. As for   
   another person, whose    
   hand was upon its leg, said, the elephant is a pillar like a tree-trunk. The   
   blind man who placed his hand upon its side said the elephant, "is a wall".   
   Another who felt its tail, described it as a rope. The last felt its tusk,   
   stating the elephant is    
   that which is hard, smooth and like a spear."   
      
   You also need to know that Martin Short and Steve Martin are comedic partners   
   and take shots at each other.   
      
   The last thing you need to know is that Steve Martin is a banjo player and   
   sometimes bores his friends with banjo stuff.   
      
   Here's the joke. I wrote the whole thing.   
      
   "Joke overheard told on the phone by Martin Short. "There are three wise men   
   and they are gathered around a tablesaw. The first one says "It's a banjo, cuz   
   I hate this asshole."""   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)