Man
in a Balloon... (PG)
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 replied, "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 an engineer," said
the balloonist.
"I am," replied the woman, "How
did you know?"
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything
you told me is technically 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."
Original
source: Newsnight daily e-mail
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