Benny and the Urn - A shaggy dog story with a moral. Here's my embellished version of a joke I learned when I was a kid. I swear to god there's no loch ness monster. **Benny and the Urn** Once upon a time a man named Benny was living in ancient Mesopotamia. A miner by trade, one day he discovered a secret cavern filled with jewels, gold, and piled high with priceless artifacts. The floor was covered with golden jars, urns that were formed from solid gold. They were each the size of a man's heart…