BT was going to hire one team of telephone pole installers and the boss
had to choose between a team of Engishmen and a team of Irishmen.
So the boss met with both teams and said: "Here's what we'll do.
Each team will be installing poles out on the new road for a day. The
team that installs the most phone poles gets the job." Both teams headed
right out.
At the end of the shift, the English guys came back and the boss
asked them how many they had installed, and they said that it was tough
going, but they'd put in twelve. Forty-five minutes later, the Irish
guys came back in and they were totally exhausted.
The boss said, "Well, how many poles did you guys install?"
Paddy - the team leader wiped his brow and sighed, "We got three in."
The boss gasped, "Three? Those Brits put in twelve!"
Yeah," said the Paddy, "but you should see how much they left sticking out of the ground!"
had to choose between a team of Engishmen and a team of Irishmen.
So the boss met with both teams and said: "Here's what we'll do.
Each team will be installing poles out on the new road for a day. The
team that installs the most phone poles gets the job." Both teams headed
right out.
At the end of the shift, the English guys came back and the boss
asked them how many they had installed, and they said that it was tough
going, but they'd put in twelve. Forty-five minutes later, the Irish
guys came back in and they were totally exhausted.
The boss said, "Well, how many poles did you guys install?"
Paddy - the team leader wiped his brow and sighed, "We got three in."
The boss gasped, "Three? Those Brits put in twelve!"
Yeah," said the Paddy, "but you should see how much they left sticking out of the ground!"