[3011] in Humor
the sacrifice
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ajai K Bharadwaj)
Thu Nov 18 21:03:32 1999
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 21:01:14 -0500
To: humor@MIT.EDU
From: Ajai K Bharadwaj <ajai@MIT.EDU>
>>>> Eleven people were clinging precariously to a wildly swinging
>>>> rope suspended from a crumbling outcropping on Mount
>>>> Everest.
>>>>
>>>> Ten were blonde, one was a brunette.
>>>>
>>>> As a group they decided that one of the party should let go.
>>>> If that didn't happen the rope would break and everyone
>>>> would perish.
>>>>
>>>> For an agonizing few moments no one volunteered.
>>>>
>>>> Finally the brunette gave a truly touching speech saying she
>>>> would sacrifice herself to save the lives of the others.
>>>>
>>>> The blondes applauded.
>>
