A mathematician, an accountant and an economist
apply for the same job. The interviewer calls in the
mathematician
and asks "What do two plus two equal?"
The mathematician replies "Four."
The interviewer asks "Four, exactly?"
The mathematician looks at the interviewer
incredulously
and says "Yes, four, exactly."
Then the interviewer calls in the accountant and
asks the
same question: "What do two plus two equal?"
The accountant says, "On average, four -- give or
take
10%, but, on average, four."
Then the interviewer calls in the economist and
poses the
same question: "What do two plus two equal?"
The economist gets up, locks the door, closes the
shade,
sits down next to the interviewer, and says, "What
do you
want it to equal?"
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