OT: A little laugh to get you through the day...
There is a factory in Northern Minnesota which makes the Tickle Me Elmo
> toys. The toy laughs when you tickle it under the arms.
>
> Well, Lena is hired at The Tickle Me Elmo factory and she
> reports for her first day promptly at 8:00 am.
>
> The next day at 8:45 am there is a knock at the Personnel
> Manager's door. The Foreman throws open the door and
> begins to rant about the new
> Employee.
>
> He complains that she is incredibly slow and the whole line
> is backing up, putting the entire production line behind
> schedule.
>
> The Personnel Manager decides he should see this for
> himself, so the 2 men march down to the factory floor. When
> they get there the line is so backed up that there are
> Tickle Me Elmo's all over the factory floor and
> they're really beginning to pile up.
>
> At the end of the line stands Lena surrounded by mountains
> ofTickle Me Elmo's.
> She has a roll of plush Red fabric and a huge bag of small
> marbles.
>
>
> The 2 men watch in amazement as she cuts a little piece of
> fabric, wraps it around two marbles and begins to
> carefully sew the little package between Elmo's legs.
>
> The Personnel Manager bursts into laughter. After several
> minutes of hysterics he pulls himself together and
> approaches Lena .
>
> 'I'm sorry,' he says to her, barely able to
> keep a straight face, 'but I think you misunderstood the
> instructions I gave you yesterday...'
>
> 'Your job is to give Elmo two test tickles."
> toys. The toy laughs when you tickle it under the arms.
>
> Well, Lena is hired at The Tickle Me Elmo factory and she
> reports for her first day promptly at 8:00 am.
>
> The next day at 8:45 am there is a knock at the Personnel
> Manager's door. The Foreman throws open the door and
> begins to rant about the new
> Employee.
>
> He complains that she is incredibly slow and the whole line
> is backing up, putting the entire production line behind
> schedule.
>
> The Personnel Manager decides he should see this for
> himself, so the 2 men march down to the factory floor. When
> they get there the line is so backed up that there are
> Tickle Me Elmo's all over the factory floor and
> they're really beginning to pile up.
>
> At the end of the line stands Lena surrounded by mountains
> ofTickle Me Elmo's.
> She has a roll of plush Red fabric and a huge bag of small
> marbles.
>
>
> The 2 men watch in amazement as she cuts a little piece of
> fabric, wraps it around two marbles and begins to
> carefully sew the little package between Elmo's legs.
>
> The Personnel Manager bursts into laughter. After several
> minutes of hysterics he pulls himself together and
> approaches Lena .
>
> 'I'm sorry,' he says to her, barely able to
> keep a straight face, 'but I think you misunderstood the
> instructions I gave you yesterday...'
>
> 'Your job is to give Elmo two test tickles."
RNY on 11/01/12