“On the railway, children of 10 years and under travel at half price. So as the conductor began checking tickets, a woman sitting next to me told her daughter, ‘Now remember, you are only 10, OK?’ The girl nodded her head. The conductor approached and asked the girl, ‘How old are you?’ ‘Ten, sir.’ ‘And when will you be eleven?’ ‘Oh, when I get off this train.’” […]
“A young man answered a Wanted Ad for an accountant as he was fresh out of business school. Now he was interviewed by a very nervous man who ran a small business that he had started himself. ‘I need someone with an accounting degree,’ the man said. ‘But mainly I’m looking for someone to do my worrying for me.’ The accountant asked, ‘Excuse me?’ The owner of the small business said, ‘Well, I worry [about] a lot of things, but I don’t want to have to worry about money. Your job will be to take all the money worries off my back.’ ‘I see,’ the accountant said. ‘And how much does the job pay?’ ‘OK, I will start you at $80,000.’ ‘Eighty thousand dollars!’ the accountant exclaimed. ‘How can such a small business afford a sum like that?’ ‘That is your first worry.’” […]
