One-upmanship
Four guys - an American, a Cuban, a Scotsman and an Indian (a computer
programmer) - were on a cruise ship. As they were standing on the open deck,watching the waves, each one started showing off.
The Cuban took out an expensive Cuban cigar, lit it, took just one puff and tossed it into the sea.
The other guy's were flabbergasted. They asked him why he'd thrown away the expensive cigar. The Cuban replied: ''Where I come from,there's plenty of it. So it's no big deal.''
Not to be outdone, the Scotsman pulled out a new bottle of expensive scotch whisky, opened it, took just one sip and threw the bottle into the sea. He looked at the others and replied: ''It's no big deal! We have plenty of that stuff where I come from.''
It was the American's turn - he just grabbed the Indian programmer and threw him into the sea. --
Mita Kakkar , Bangalore
Source:Punchline,The Econ.Times. |
