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Pastimes : Laughter is the Best Medicine - Tell us a joke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: xr1 who wrote (23628)	5/24/2002 7:58:57 AM
From: Allen J. Tower	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62568

Job application question: > > You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night. You pass by a > bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus > > 1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die. > 2. An old friend who once saved your life. > 3. The perfect man (or) woman you have been dreaming about. > > There can only be one passenger in your car and you can't return to the > bus stop once you have left it (??). Which one would you choose to offer a > ride? > > Think before you continue reading. This is a moral/ethical dilemma that > was once actually used as part of a job selection process so your future > could depend on how you answer this question. > > You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you > should save her first; or you could take the old friend because he once > saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. > > However, you may never be able to find your perfect dream lover again. > > The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming > up with his answer. > > > He answered: "I would give the car keys to my old friend, and let him > take the old lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus > with the woman of my dreams." > > The moral of the story is that we can gain more if we are able to give up > our stubborn thought limitations and "Think Outside of the Box." > > But ... > > Nobody came up with my correct answer which is, of course, to run over > the old lady and put her out of her misery, shag the perfect woman silly on > the bonnet of my car and then drive off with my old friend to the nearest > pub to get pissed.