From: utzoo!decvax!genradbo!mitccc!physics!alice!npoiv!npois!houxi!whuxk!zeppo!harpo!ihps3!ihuxo!mhd
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Title: Clone
Article-I.D.: ihuxo.141
Posted: Mon Sep 13 13:10:44 1982
Received: Wed Sep 15 03:59:01 1982
Reply-To: npois!houxi!whuxk!zeppo!harpo!ihps3!ihuxo!mhd

A research professor, seeking relief from his overburdened
schedule, decided to clone himself.  All went well, and soon
the clone was assuming a large proportion of the professor's
work, freeing the professor for more enjoyable activities.
Unfortunately, a major flaw in the clone's personality soon
became apparent: he swore constantly, using profane obscenities
to the embarrassment of the professor.
 
Finally, the professor could stand it no longer, and decided
to get rid of the clone.  He took him to the observation deck 
of a tall building and managed to push him over the edge.  The
clone fell to his death, swearing profusely all the way down.
Although the police wanted to arrest the professor for this,
they couldn't decide on a charge, since there's no law against
killing a clone.

They did eventually prosecute him, however, when someone remembered
that there IS a law against making an obscene clone fall!