[austechwriter] Re: joke
- From: "Jonn Mero" <jmero@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 12:22:09 -0700
Don't flatter yourself.
The woman on the ground was a civil engineer in the original joke,
which makes a lot more sense!
Tech Writer? Pfui!
shonny
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Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:05 PM
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Subject: [austechwriter] joke
A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced altitude and
spotted a woman below.
He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I
promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I
am." The woman below briefly consulted her hand-held GPS device before
replying , "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet
above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and
between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be a Technical Writer," said the balloonist.
"I am," replied the woman, "How did you know?"
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is factually
correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and the fact
is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If
anything, you've delayed my trip."
The woman below responded, "You must be in Management."
"I am," replied the balloonist, "But how did you know?"
"Well," said the woman, "You don't know where you are or where you're
going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot
air. You made a promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you
expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in
exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow,
it's my fault."
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