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To: Ms. X who wrote (5657)	8/11/1998 11:52:00 AM
From: mph	Respond to of 34811

Jannie: Since the thread is so ebullient, given its defensive posture in these turbulent times, I thought a little humor appropriate. ( of course, I received the first joke from an engineer type. When I heard it the first time, the lawyers made out, as is only right.-G) (The second set of jokes is all too real) HERE GOES: At the train station, three lawyers each buy tickets and watch as three > Engineers buy only a single ticket. > "How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks a lawyer. > "Watch and you'll see," answers an Engineer. > They all board the train. The lawyers take their respective seats but all > three > Engineers cram into a restroom and close the door behind them. Shortly > after the > train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He > knocks on > the restroom door and says, "Ticket, please." > The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. > The > conductor takes it and moves on. The lawyers see this and agree it was > quite a > clever idea. So after their conference, the lawyers decide to copy the > Engineer's idea on the return trip and save some money (recognizing the > Engineers superior intellect)... > When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. > To > their astonishment, the Engineers don't buy a ticket at all. > "How are you going to travel without a ticket?" asks one perplexed lawyer. > "Watch and you'll see," answers an Engineer. > When they board the train, the three lawyers cram into a restroom and the > three > Engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Shortly > afterward, > one of the Engineers leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom > where > the lawyers are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please." > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------ > We've all had bosses who were fond of those inspirational posters that are > supposed to make us work harder and not complain about pay. Here are some > sayings we'd all really like to see printed on those posters. > > If you do a good job and work hard, you may get a better job ...someday. > > The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off due to budget cuts. > > Doing a job RIGHT the first time gets the job done. Doing the job WRONG 14 > times gives you job security. > > If you think we're a bad company, you should see our competition. > > Rome didn't create a great empire by having meetings. > They did it by killing all those that opposed them. > > We put the "k" in "kwality". > > Two days without a human rights violation. > > Your job is still better than asking, "You want fries with that?" > > We build great products when we feel like it and don't have any > reason to call in sick. > > If at first you don't succeed, try management. > > Teamwork means never having to take all the blame yourself. > > The beatings will continue until morale improves. > > Pride. Commitment. Teamwork. Words we use to get you to work for free. mph