I often hear a certain axiom misquoted, to wit:
An infinite number of monkeys with an infinite number of typewriters would eventually create all the works of Shakespeare.
The axiom is designed to force one to consider the nature of infinity. The permutation reflects our reluctance to do so.
Let’s correct this, shall we?
“An infinite number of monkeys with an infinite number of typewriters would immediately create all of the works of Shakespeare–
—and every other piece of writing that has ever existed, or ever will exist (as long as it’s created with, or translated into, the typewriters’ character set) —
–in the minimum number of keystrokes required to do so—
–and each work would be produced an infinite number of times.”
See if that doesn’t clear a little space in the ol’ attic.