EMBARRASSING
A Philadelphia business man tells this story on himself:
"You know in this city there are two telephone companies," he said, "and in my office I have a telephone of each company. Last week I hired a new office boy, and one of his duties was to answer the telephone. The other day, when one of the bells rang, he answered the call, and then came in and told me I was wanted on the 'phone by my wife.
"'Which one?' I inquired quickly, thinking of the two telephones, of course.
"'Please, sir,' stammered the boy, 'I don't know how many you have.'"
HIS ANSWER CORRECT
A young man was taking the civil service examination, and was exasperated at the irrelevance of some of the questions. One question was:
"How many British troops were sent to this country during the American Revolution?"
The young man shook his head for a moment, and, much annoyed, wrote the answer:
"I don't know, but a darned sight more than went back."