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Based off the zen koan? Two monks were washing their bowls in the river when they noticed a scorpion that was drowning. One monk immediately scooped it up and set it upon the bank. In the process he was stung. He went back to washing his bowl and again the scorpion fell in. The monk saved... more
Reviewed by siqtictorn Feb 07 2008, 08:02pm ( 184 reviews ) • gregnog.com
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Rated by xcab66 on Oct 20, 9:28am
I'm not sure why this made me laugh, it just did. Probably the pause that did it for me.
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Rated by asterixcool on Oct 20, 8:43am
I like this fable, it explains exactly how sometimes you simply can't do something that is against your nature.
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Rated by Tecfan on Oct 20, 3:28am
not funny
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Rated by emmacate1 on Oct 18, 2:06am
This isn't a story that is meant to have a punchline. I remember first hearing it when I was around 10 (without the jerk part) and it's stuck with me ever since. Even now I meet some people and think "you are such a scorpion".
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Rated by MrDelish on Oct 16, 10:41pm
I missed the funny part, apparently...
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Reviewed by intercido-erro on Oct 16, 9:37pm
I've never liked this story, after all, scorpions choose whether to sting or not, and whether the sting will be deadly =/ Now I see, this one was simply an asshole.
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Rated by combatwoundedkev on Oct 16, 9:33pm
I saw this and thought it was going to be some condescending political metaphor but I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't!
