>Lost...
>
>A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He
>reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon
>further and shouts, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised my friend
>I would meet him half an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
>
>The man below says, "Yes. You are in a hot air balloon, hovering
>approximately 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 42
>degrees North latitude, and between 58 and 60 degrees West longitude."
>
>"You must be an engineer," says the balloonist.
>
>"I am," replies the man. "How did you know?"
>
>"Well," says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is
>technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your
>information, and the fact is I am still lost."
>
>The man below says, "You must be a manager
>
>"I am," replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
>
>"Well," says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you are
>going. You have made a promise which you have no idea how to keep,
>and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are in the
>exact same position you were in before we met, but now it is somehow
>my fault." |
