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From: Capon <>
Subject: Re: William the Conqueror
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 19:36:29 GMT


>At 04:29 AM 3/28/97 +0000, Vickie [Elam] White wrote:
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>A long time ago, someone told me a joke about an Organ Grinder and a
>Monkey. I can't remember it very well. You know, one of those pedlar
>fellows, like the guy with the monkey in the IBM television commercial.
>Perhaps you can help me remember the rest of the joke.
>
>All I can remember is the punch line, which went---"I'd still rather talk
>to the Organ Grinder rather than his Monkey."
>
>Do you have any idea what that might mean? Thanks for your kind help.
>
>By the way, my testosterone level, which gave you such concern a while
>back, seems to be normal and healthy---according to the doctors.
>
>Perhaps Stewart Baldwin will turn out to have some small courage for his
>convictions, after all. We live in hope.
>
>D. Spencer Hines
>
>Answer. The punchline of the ''joke' means, I think - ' Don't deal with
inferiors (The monkeys) when you can deal with the Boss!! (The one who
make's the monkeys dance for peanuts!)'

By the way - what has this to do with Will the Conk, the subject of the item.
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