[BITList] The Balloonist

[M & E. HENDERSON.]

Only our engineers will maybe appreciate this joke.

 

Malcolm. 

 


The Balloonist 

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. 

She reduced altitude and spotted a man below. She 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 
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 Engineer,' said the balloonist. 

'I am,' replied the man, 'how did you know?' 

'Well,' answered the balloonist, 'everything you have told me is 
probably 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 by your talk.' 

The man below responded, 'You must be in Management.' 

'I am,' replied the balloonist, 'but how did you know?' 

'Well,' said the man, '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, 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 f***ing fault. 

 

 

 

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