mb Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 A man in a huge hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced his 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 45 degrees north latitude and between 9 and 60 degrees west longitude. "You must be in Information Technology," 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 which you've no idea how to keep. You can feel the intense heat of flames at the back of your head - and now 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." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustynuts Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 It's a good 'un. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb Posted July 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Sorry - I usually flick through to make sure it hasn't just been posted but my memeory isn't that good ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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