OT - LOST
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:25 amA man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a man 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 man below replied, 'You're in a hot air balloon hovering appoximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 100 block of Smith street and the 800 block of Torrance ave....'
'You must be a letter carrier,' said the balloonist. 'I am,' replied the man, '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 man below responded, 'You must be in Postal Management.'
'I am', replied the balloonist, 'but how did you know?'
'Well,' said the man, 'you don't know where you are or whereyou 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 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, its my fault!'
The man below replied, 'You're in a hot air balloon hovering appoximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 100 block of Smith street and the 800 block of Torrance ave....'
'You must be a letter carrier,' said the balloonist. 'I am,' replied the man, '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 man below responded, 'You must be in Postal Management.'
'I am', replied the balloonist, 'but how did you know?'
'Well,' said the man, 'you don't know where you are or whereyou 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 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, its my fault!'
