A Norwegian applied for a job as a logger deep in the Canadian woods.
The foreman took him into the bush to test his knowledge of logging. He
stopped the truck, pointed at a tree, and said, "See that tree over
there? Tell me its species and how many board feet of lumber are in
it."
The Norwegian immediately replied, "Dat dere's a sitka spruce, eh? And
she got 383 board feet of lumber in 'er." The foreman was impressed. He
drove a little farther, pointed at another tree, and asked the same
question.
"Lord tunderin'. Dat's yer Doug fir. 690
board feet."
They drove a little farther, and the
foreman asked again.
"Yeller cedar. 242 board feet."
The foreman was surprised; this Norwegian is correct and quick, not
even using a calculator. So he drove back to the office a little
offended because the Norwegian is better at his game than he was. As
they neared the office, the foreman figured out how to get the best of
the new guy.
He stopped the truck, handed the Norwegian a piece of chalk, and said,
"See that tree over there? Mark an X on the front of it." The foreman
thought, "How could he know which is the front of a tree?"
The Norwegian waslked around the tree looking at the ground, then
reached up, and marked an X on its trunk. "Dat's da front a' dat tree,
fer sure."
The foreman laughed and asked
sarcastically, "Now what makes you think that's the front of that tree?"
The Norwegian looked down at his feet, rubbed the toe of one boot on
the grass, and replied, "Cuz somebody took a crap behind it, eh!"
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