A famous industrial efficiency expert concluded his lecture with a note of caution: "You don't want to try these techniques at home."
"Why not?" asked somebody from the audience.
"For years I watched my wife's routine at breakfast," the expert explained. "She made lots of trips between the refrigerator, stove, table, and cabinets, more often than not carrying only a single item at a time. One day I asked her, 'Hon, why don't you try carrying several things at once?'"
"Did it save time?" the person in the audience asked.
"Actually, yes," replied the expert. "Previously, it would take her twenty minutes to make breakfast. Now I do it in seven."
Thanks to Paul (A.), who is still despondent because I didn't use his April Fool's Day joke. I hope that my use of his joke here cheers him up.
awwwww!!
ReplyDeleteCheer up Paul (A.).
Am I not always cheery?
ReplyDeletewv = ablegies
(immune-reactions to efficient people)
I want to hear Paul (A.)'s April Fool's Day joke now.
ReplyDeleteSuch a demanding public!
ReplyDeleteOK, then:
In Florida, a militant atheist felt discriminated against by the upcoming Easter and Passover holy days. He hired an attorney to bring a class-action discrimination case against Christians and Jews and observances of their holy days. The argument was that it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized days.
The case was brought before a judge. After listening to the passionate presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel declaring, "Case dismissed!"
The lawyer immediately stood objecting to the ruling saying, "Your honor, how can you possibly dismiss this case? The Christians have Christmas, Easter, and others. The Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur, and Hanukkah, yet my client and all other atheists have no such holidays."
The judge leaned forward in his chair saying, "But you do. Your client, counsel, is woefully ignorant."
The lawyer said, "Your Honor, we are unaware of any special observance or holiday for atheists."
The judge said, "The calendar says April first is April Fool's Day. Psalm 14:1 states, 'The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.' Thus, it is the ruling of this court, that, if your client says there is no God, then by this authority he is a fool. Therefore, April first is his day. Court is adjourned."
Satisfied. Cathy?
Paul (A.), you always sign your emails, with "Cheers!", but sometimes I wonder if you're not covering up a deep, deep sadness.
ReplyDeleteCathy, I hope you're happy now. I was just looking for the joke, but my secretly sad friend did the work for me.
Lovely, Paul (A.)!!!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed that April Fool (even though I knew it was an April Fool, which technically you're not meant to), and I am very happy now, thank you both.
Love it when girls post sexist jokes.
ReplyDeleteLapin, I didn't think of the joke as sexist. I laughed and thought, "Well, she showed him what he can do with his efficiency expertise."
ReplyDeleteThat's what I figured, but it can certainly be construed in a sexist manner (inefficient wife, won't adopt faster methods, dumps everything on hubby), can't it?
ReplyDeleteDumping everything on hubby is a bad thing?
ReplyDeleteI remember when I told Tom that I would no longer iron his shirts. He was not yet retired, and he wore a dress shirt every day. He was quite offended, really hurt, so miffed that he would not let me wash his clothes any longer. I didn't say anything, but I rejoiced inwardly for not one, but two less chores to do.
The joke is not itself sexist, but it does rely on the sexist assumptions of the efficiency expert (one could argue that it is just plain arrogance on his part, but I don't buy that). To that degree it is anti-sexist.
ReplyDeleteI can't comment on references to adult women as "girls", though.
wv = rearlapo
(rabbit haunch?)
I can't comment on references to adult women as "girls", though.
ReplyDeletePaul (A.), at my age, "girl" can come to seem a compliment.