A tourist in Vienna is going through a graveyard and all of a sudden he
hears music. No one is around, so he starts searching for the source.
He finally locates the origin and finds it is coming from a grave with a
headstone that reads: "Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770- 1827".
Then he realizes that the music is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and it
is being played backward!
Puzzled, he leaves the graveyard and persuades a friend to return with him.
By the time they arrive back at the grave, the music has changed. This time
it is the Seventh Symphony, but like the previous piece, it is being played
backwards. Curious, the men agree to consult a music scholar. When they
return with the expert, the Fifth Symphony is playing, again backwards. The
expert notices that the symphonies are being played in the reverse order in
which they were composed, the 9th, then the 7th, then the 5th.
By the next day the word has spread, and a crowd has gathered around the
grave. They are all listening to the Second Symphony being played backward.
Just then the graveyard's caretaker ambles up to the group. Someone in the
group asks him if he has an explanation for the music.
"I would have thought it was obvious," the caretaker says."He's
decomposing."
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Security concerns have been raised following reports that the perimeter fencing at Knowsley Safari Park is falling into disrepair and there are no funds available to replace it.
When asked about the consequences of a lion escaping and wandering around Merseyside, a park spokesman said:
"Well, it would just have to try and defend itself the best it could."
(Sorry Conny)
hears music. No one is around, so he starts searching for the source.
He finally locates the origin and finds it is coming from a grave with a
headstone that reads: "Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770- 1827".
Then he realizes that the music is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and it
is being played backward!
Puzzled, he leaves the graveyard and persuades a friend to return with him.
By the time they arrive back at the grave, the music has changed. This time
it is the Seventh Symphony, but like the previous piece, it is being played
backwards. Curious, the men agree to consult a music scholar. When they
return with the expert, the Fifth Symphony is playing, again backwards. The
expert notices that the symphonies are being played in the reverse order in
which they were composed, the 9th, then the 7th, then the 5th.
By the next day the word has spread, and a crowd has gathered around the
grave. They are all listening to the Second Symphony being played backward.
Just then the graveyard's caretaker ambles up to the group. Someone in the
group asks him if he has an explanation for the music.
"I would have thought it was obvious," the caretaker says."He's
decomposing."
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Security concerns have been raised following reports that the perimeter fencing at Knowsley Safari Park is falling into disrepair and there are no funds available to replace it.
When asked about the consequences of a lion escaping and wandering around Merseyside, a park spokesman said:
"Well, it would just have to try and defend itself the best it could."
(Sorry Conny)
