It's all here: this is the last blog post you'll ever want to read. Maybe even the last one I'll ever need to write.
It is the story of the ancient Buddhist teacher Bakayaro Chimpo and his students who set three sheep, numbered 1, 2 and 4, loose in his temple. Sensei Bakayaro went mad looking for sheep number three.
Actually, it was a high school graduation prank in Germany, and teachers who went mad looking for sheep number three, but we of course all understand it.
Ever since Beta told me about the prank, I've had to ask myself, when seeking something, does this something even exist, or is it sheep number three?
That is it, man. Ten thousand years of human wisdom distilled down into a prank.
Posted at March 13, 2007 03:28 PMDon't go looking for a donkey while riding on a donkey.
Posted by: Brian at March 13, 2007 06:33 PMMy dog has autopsy breath.
Posted by: cj at March 14, 2007 12:45 AMBut what's the sound of sheep number three clapping alone in the forest?
Posted by: wildsoda at March 14, 2007 02:57 AMcj: never leave your dog unattended at work.
Posted by: mig at March 14, 2007 04:47 AMYes, but did you hear the one about the Buddhists and the ants?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6441631.stm
I think those Buddhists are an insufficiently tapped source. I think you could be around for another several years at least.
Posted by: anne at March 14, 2007 08:03 AM