LadyLeatherneck
08-08-02, 04:07 PM
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'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 Accountant," 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 that 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."
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 Accountant," 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 that 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."