I was at an Indian restaurant the other night and ordered the curried pelican. The meal was very nice but the bill was enormous!!
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 79 and 80 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 with 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 all my friggin’ fault!”
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Nice two Jim. Always appreciate jokes, Mindblower!
I agree with Mindblower and appreciate the jokes, but in the spirit of holiday good cheer and self-deprecation, can’t help but observe that the balloonist might have been described as a member of another profession, my own. That is, a lawyer or solicitor.
Haha – excellent offerings Jim. Way better than the groaners in my Christmas crackers !
A Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to you and all the Hillier Family members.
Cheers
Reg
Cheers Reg, all the best to you and yours for a great Christmas and a safe 2022.
Being an engineer myself, I loved that second joke! Thank you. I’m going to share these with others.