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Three Wise Men

In a small southern town I saw a wonderful nativity scene, but one feature bothered me. The three wise men were wearing firemen's helmets. Unable to come up with a reason or explanation, I left. At a convenience store on the edge of town, I asked the lady behind the counter about the helmets. She exploded into a rage, yelling at me:

- You darn Yankees never do read the Bible!

I assured her that I did, but simply couldn't recall anything about firemen in the Bible. She jerked her Bible from behind the counter and ruffled through some pages, and finally jabbed her finger at a passage.

Sticking it in my face, she said:

- See, it says right here, 'The three wise men came from afar!'

Sympathetic Girlfriend

Two girls are having coffee when one notices that the other girl seems troubled and asks her:

- Is something bugging you? You look anxious.

- Well, my boyfriend just lost all his money and life savings in the stock market - she explained.

- Oh, that's too bad - the other girl sympathized.

- I'm sure you're feeling sorry for him.

- Yeah, I am - she said.

- He'll miss me.

Hunting Elephants, VP Style

When the Vice President of R&D tries to hunt elephants, his staff will try to ensure that all elephants are completely prehunted before he sees them. If the VP sees a nonprehunted elephant, the staff will (1) Compliment the vice president's keen eyesight and (2) enlarge itself to prevent any recurrence.

Hunting Elephants, Comp Sci Style

Computer scientists hunt elephants using algorithm A:

  1. Go to Africa
  2. Start at the Cape of Good Hope
  3. Work northward in an orderly manner, traversing the continent alternately East and West.
  4. During each traverse
  • a. Catch each animal seen
  • b. Compare each animal caught to a known elephant
  • c. Stop when a match is detected.

Experienced computer programmers modify Algorithm A by placing a known elephant in Cairo to ensure that the algorithm will terminate.

Lost Bearings

An auditor is checking the books of an airline. He is puzzled by the excess use of fuel on a Melbourne to Canberra flight. He rings up the pilot and asks for an explanation.

- It was late at night - says the pilot.

- Canberra was covered in fog and I lost my bearings.

- I'm sorry - says the auditor.

- but you'll have to bear the cost yourself.

- The cost of what? - asks the pilot.

- Of the bearings you lost.

Pulling A Tooth

- Dentist: I have to pull the aching tooth, but don't worry it will take just five minutes.

- Patient: And how much will it cost?

- Dentist: It's $90.00.

- Patient: $90.00 for just a few minutes work???

- Dentist: I can extract it very slowly if you like.