Hermeneutics

Fred Clark of Slacktivist explains how different fundamentalist sects interpret this very old joke.

So this gorilla walks into a bar. The gorilla slaps a $10 bill on the counter and says, "Give me a beer."

Bartender figures what does a gorilla know? So he gives him the beer, but only gives him $1 in change. It's a slow night, though, so the bartender figures he should make some conversation. "We don't get many gorillas in here," he says.

Gorilla says, "Yeah, well at $9 a beer I'm not surprised."

I'm inclined to concede one point to Fred's Literalist; the joke does sound pretty antideluvian...