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Four men were bragging about how smart
their cats are. The first man was an Engineer, the second man was
an Accountant, the third man was a Chemist, the fourth was a Government
Worker.
To show off, the Engineer called to his cat. "T-square, do
your stuff." T-square pranced over to a desk, took out some
paper and a pen and promptly drew a circle, a square, and a triangle.
Everyone agreed that was pretty smart. But the Accountant said
his cat could do better. He called his cat and said, "Spreadsheet,
do your stuff." Spreadsheet went out into the kitchen and returned
with a dozen cookies. He divided them into 4 equal piles of 3 cookies
each. Everyone agreed that was good.
But the Chemist said his cat could do better. He called his cat
and said, "Measure, do your stuff." Measure got up, walked
over to the fridge, took out a quart of milk, got a 10 ounce glass
from the cupboard and poured exactly 8 ounces without spilling a
drop. Everyone agreed that was good.
Then the three men turned to the Government Worker and said, "What
can your cat do?" The Government Worker called to his cat and
said, "Coffee Break, do your stuff." Coffee Break jumped
to his feet, ate the cookies, drank the milk, peed on the paper,
assaulted the other three cats, claimed he injured his back while
doing so, filed a grievance report for unsafe working conditions,
put in for Workers Compensation and went home for the rest of the
day on sick leave. |
