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The good ship \"Athena\"
Someone wrote in another thread: [ QUOTE ]
"I" am not the same person "I" was two years ago. [/ QUOTE ] Here is an oldie but a goodie: There was a ship called "Athena", in ancient Greece. Wooden ship, with sails, oars, the works. At some point, the main sail broke and had to be replaced. The owner took it ashore, where the man who owned the shipyard replaced it. It took some work but the work was done and the ship went on its way again, with a new main sail. The shipyard had a habit of never throwing away anything, so they kept the old main sail and in fact repaired it and stored it. After a couple of months, the "Athena" went to the yard again, this time to replace its oars. The shipyard fitted it with new oars and sent it on its way. And also kept the old oars. You can tell where this is leading: After a year, the "Athena" had discarded every single item, down to the wooden plaque with the ship's name on it, and replaced it with an exact-looking, brand new item. The ship was sailing the seas with lickety-spit, brand new items, a glorious sight. And, of course, the shipyard kept all the damaged, discarded stuff - and repaired it. One day, the shipyard onwer put his men to work and they assembled a ship out of all the discarded items of the "Athena". In a short time, they had a complete ship in their hands, with a wooden plaque on it saying "Athena" even. Which they put to sea. ..The question is: Which ship is the "Athena" ? |
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