Oaks Jokes

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    My two favourite anecdotes on this subject demonstrate the difference
    between renewable and non-renewable resources. First the non-renewable:
    The congregation of a small stone church (in England?) decided that the
    stone which formed the step up to the front door had become two worn by its
    years of use, and would have to be replaced. Unfortunately, there were hardly
    any funds available for the replacement. Then someone came up with the bright
    idea that the replacement could be postponed for many years by simply turning
    the block of stone over.
    They discovered that their great-grandparents had beaten them to it.
    Now the renewable:
    An entomologist at New College, Oxford ("New" because its only a few
    centuries old), discovered beetles infesting the oak beams supporting the roof
    of the Great Hall. It was fairly urgent that these be replaced before the roof
    collapsed-but anyone who has looked at the price of oak lately can tell more...

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