A man has had enough and decides to become a Trappist monk

Posted by Wallygonk@reddit | Jokes | View on Reddit | 11 comments

The regular 9-5 rat race had taken its toll on him so he thinks long and hard about it and decides to join the monastery and take a vow of silence.

They take him to the Head monk who explains that he won't be able to speak at all and asks if he's totally sure that he wants to do this. The man says he is ready. So he is shown to his room and begins his new, albeit silent life.

10 years go by and he again meets the Head monk who says "brother you have been here for 10 years now so you are permitted to say 2 words, if you so wish". The man thinks and says "bed hard". The head monk says "ok we will fix that for you brother". Another 10 years go by and again he is summoned to see the head monk who again says he has earned 2 more words to say if he so wishes. The man thinks and says "food bad". "No problem brother we will fix that for you" says the head monk. Another 10 years go by and he goes to see the head monk who again offers him 2 words to say. The man looks at the head monk in the eyes and says "I'm leaving". "Good" says the head monk. "You've done nothing but moan since you've been here".

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Waitsfornoone@reddit

So the real moral is to be the Head monk?

Excalibator@reddit

Key monk

wimpykidfan37@reddit

A guy becomes a monk and is asked to copy the laws of the church. He notices that he, and all the other monks, are copying from copies rather than from the original manuscript. So, he tells the head monk that he’s concerned because if someone made even the smallest error when making a copy, this error would be passed down through all later copies. So, the head monk goes to find the original manuscript. When he comes back, he’s sobbing and shouting, “We forgot the R!” When the other monks ask what’s up, he says, “The word is celebrate!”

cerrera@reddit

Except it’s spelled ‘celibate’ 😢

WhitePandocjka@reddit

thank you for your service spelling police 🫡

Ornac_The_Barbarian@reddit

Meh. Depending on the age of the original text there may not have been a codified spelling yet.

Then again, there's a good chance it would be in a different language anyway(such as latin) so I guess it still doesn't work.

Oh well. I tried.