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To: Geof Hollingsworth who wrote (26815)	2/23/2003 3:52:57 PM
From: Tom Johnson	Respond to of 62549

So...... how did he graduate from Yale and get an MBA from Harvard? "Gee, I can't imagine. Could it have been family ties to the schools in question or the schools' interest in sucking up to prominent families? Nah, I'm sure it was all based on his academic prowess ;) Admissions offices even have a category for them-they are called "Developmental Admits" (as in "if we admit them their family will contribute mega-bucks to our developmental programs and put the arm on their friends to do the same). Think of it as affirmative action for the slow-witted offspring of the rich and powerful. I do." Your ad hominem response tells a lot more about you than it does GWB. OJ The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will tell you > whether you are qualified to be a " professional. " Scroll down for each > answer. The questions are NOT that difficult. > 1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? > The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and > close the door. This question tests whether you tend to do simple things > in an overly complicated way. > 2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator? > Did you say, " Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the > refrigerator? " (Wrong Answer)Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, > take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door.This tests your > ability to think through the repercussions of your previous actions. > 3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend > except one. Which animal does not attend? > Correct Answer: The Elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You > just put him in there.This tests your memory .OK, even if you did not > answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance >to show your true abilities. > 4. There is a river you must cross but it is inhabited by crocodiles. > How do you manage it? > Correct Answer: You swim across. All the crocodiles are attending the > Animal Meeting.This tests whether you learn quickly from your > mistakes. According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide, around 90% > of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong. But many preschoolers > got several correct answers. > Anderson Consulting says this conclusively proves the theory that > most professionals don't have the brains of a four year old.