For my professional friends
- To: J*@aol.com, B*@aol.com, D*@aol.com
- Subject: For my professional friends
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 22:50:33 EDT
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> >Subject: Do you have the stuff to be a professional?
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> >The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and tells whether you
> >are qualified to be a "professional." The questions are not that
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> >1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
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> >The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe and
> >close the door. This question tests whether you tend to do simple
> >things in an overly complicated way.
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> >2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?
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> >Wrong Answer: Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant and close the
> >refrigerator.
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> >Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the
> >elephant and close the door. This tests your ability to think through
> >the repercussions of your actions.
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> >3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals
> >attend except one. Which animal does not attend?
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> >Correct Answer: The Elephant. The Elephant is in the refrigerator. This
> >tests your memory. OK, even if you did not answer the first three
> >questions correctly, you still have one more chance to redeem yourself
> >and show your abilities.
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> >4. There is a river you must cross. However, it is inhabited by
> >crocodiles. How do you manage it?
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> >Correct Answer: You swim across. All the Crocodiles are attending the
> >Animal Meeting. This tests whether you learn quickly from your
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> >According to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the
> >professionals they tested got all questions wrong. But many
> >preschoolers got several correct answers. Anderson Consulting says this
> >conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the
> >brains of a four year old. Send this out to frustrate all of your
> >friends...
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