Time and again, we've all heard the famous statement: "If a thousand monkeys were locked in a room with a thousand typewriters for an infinite period of time, you'd eventually have Hamlet." (Not to mention wisecrack comments about the monkeys dying of starvation, the ink getting over, etc.)

Here's an interesting Wikipedia article about this concept, which pushes probability beyond perceivable limits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem

Absolutely fascinating Achernar! Though now I have to resist the temptation of using the Paignton Zoo experiment as an example when commenting on less than worthy posts.