Jennifer, a manager at a local supermarket, had the task of hiring someone
to fill a job opening. After sorting through a stack of CV's she found
four people who were equally qualified. Jennifer decided to call the
four in and ask them only one question. Their answer would
determine which of them would get the job.
The day came and as the four sat around the conference room table,
Jennifer asked, 'What is the fastest thing you know of..?'
The first man replied, 'A THOUGHT.' It just pops into your head. There's no
warning.
'That's very good..!' replied Jennifer. 'And, now you sir..?', she asked the
second man. 'Hmmm...let me see 'A blink! It comes
and goes and you don't know that it ever happened. A BLINK is the fastest
thing I know of.' 'Excellent!' said Jennifer. 'The blink of
an eye, that's a very popular cliché for speed.'
She then turned to the third man, who was contemplating his reply.
'Well, out at my dad's farm, you step out of the house and on the wall
there's a light switch. When you flip that switch, way out across the paddock
the light on the barn comes on in less than an instant. 'Yep, TURNING ON A
LIGHT is the fastest thing I can think of'.
Jennifer was very impressed with the third answer and thought she had
found her man. 'It 's hard to beat the speed of light,' she said.
Turning to Wally, the fourth and final man, Jennifer posed the same question.
Old Wally replied, 'After hearing the previous three answers, it's obvious to
me that the fastest thing known is DIARRHOEA.'
'WHAT.. !?' said Jennifer, stunned by the response.
'Oh sure', said Wally. 'You see, the other day I wasn't feeling so good, and
I ran for the bathroom, but before I
could THINK, BLINK, or TURN ON THE
LIGHT, I had already messed myself..'
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