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A good joke to send to your boss :-)

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waterfalls · 30/06/2006 13:55

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost.

He reduced altitude to try to figure out where he was when he spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I appear to be a little off course. 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."

Amazed by what she said, the balloonist stated "You must be in Information Technology!"

"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 that I am still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip."

The woman below smiled and 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."

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Tortington · 30/06/2006 15:06

ahhhh very good - i will send that to my team mates - we can have backstabbing laugh

dinosaure · 30/06/2006 15:24

Excellent.

UCM · 30/06/2006 15:37

Sorry to be a killjoy but be careful with emails, I got into shedloads of trouble recently. Please be careful.

UCM · 30/06/2006 15:37

BTW, I larfed cos it's true

Tortington · 30/06/2006 15:45

UCM what happened in the end - i missed it

UCM · 30/06/2006 17:15

I was given a warning lasting for 1 year. So now I don't send emails at work.

waterfalls · 30/06/2006 20:18

bump,

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oxocube · 04/07/2006 20:01

loved this!

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