>This is GREAT! I think you'll enjoy it and agree. > >A man in a hot air balloon realized 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 are in a hot air balloon hovering >approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40 and 41 degrees >north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude." > >"You must be a teacher," 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 have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact >is I am still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help so far." > >The woman below responded, "You must be an administrator." > >"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?" > >"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you are >going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. >You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and you expect >someone else to solve your problem. The fact is you are in exactly the >same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my >fault!!!" > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
[List Management]
[List Archives]
[computerdisc-l Archives]
For information about this page, contact
owner-computerdisc-l@lists.msstate.edu.
For information about Mississippi State University, contact
msuinfo@ur.msstate.edu.
Last modified: 11-29-2001.
Mississippi State
University is an equal opportunity institution.