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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: NOW who wrote (14948)	3/18/2003 11:20:14 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

'Thinking'..quite often has very little to do with reality so...who knows......? T enjoy... > >An office manager was given the task of hiring an individual to >fill a job > > >opening. After sorting through a stack of resumes, he found four >people who > > >were equally qualified. He decided to call the four in and ask >them one > > >question and their answer would determine who would get the job. > > > > > >The day came and as the four sat around the conference room table, >the > > >interviewer asked, "What is the fastest thing you know of?" >pointing to the > > >man on his right. > > > > > >The first man replied "A thought". It pops into your head. There's >no > > >forewarning that it's on the way, it's just there. A thought is >the fastest > > >thing I know of." "That's very good!" replied the interviewer. > > > > > >And now you sir, he asked the second man. "Hmm....let me see, A >blink! It > > >comes and goes and you don't know it ever happened. A blink is the >fastest > > >thing I know of." "Excellent!" said the interviewer "The blink of > > >an eye. That's a very popular clichÈ for speed." > > > > > >He then turned to the third man who was contemplating his reply. > > > > > >"Well, out at my dad's ranch, you step out of the house and on the >wall > > >there's a light switch, when you flip that switch, way out across >the > > >pasture the light at the barn comes on in an instant." Turning on >a light is > > >the fastest thing I can think of." The interviewer was very >impressed with > > >the third answer and thought he had found his man. "It's hard to >beat the > > >speed of light." he said. > > > > > >Turning to the fourth man, a Newfoundlander, he posed the >question. "After > > >hearing the three previous answers, it's obvious to me that the >fastest > > >thing known is diarrhea" said the Newfie. > > > > > >"WHAT!?" said the interviewer, stunned by the response. > > > > > >"Oh I can explain." said Newfie. > > >"You see the other day I wasn't feeling so well and ran for the >bathroom. > > >But, before I could think, blink or turn on the light, I crapped my >pants!"