A Math Test,
Ole, a Norwegian fella, wants a job, but the foreman doesn't want to hire
him, so he says he won't hire him until he passes a little math test. Here
is your first question, the foreman said. 'Without using numbers, represent
the number 9.'
'Witout numbers?' The Norwegian says, 'Dat's easy.' and proceeds to draw
three trees.
What's this?' the boss asks.
Vot! You got no brain? Tree and tree and tree make nine,' says the
Norwegian.
'Fair enough,' says the boss. 'Here's your second question. Use the same
rules, but this time represent the number 99.'
The Norwegian stares into space for a while, then picks up the picture that
he has just drawn and makes a
smudge on each tree. 'Dar ya go!'
The boss scratches his head and says, 'How on earth do you get that to
represent 99?'
'You must be from Iowa .Each of DA trees is dirty now. So, it's dirty tree,
and dirty tree, and dirty tree.
Dat is 99.'
The boss is getting worried that he's going to actually have to hire this
Norwegian, so he says, 'All right, last question. Same rules again, but
represent the number 100.'
The Norwegian fella stares into space some more, then he picks up the
picture again and makes a little mark at the base of each tree and says,
'Dar ya go! Von hundred!'
The boss looks at the attempt. 'You must be nuts if you think that
represents a hundred!'
The Norwegian winces and shakes his head.UFF-DAH.you must be a SVEDE from
Iowa.he leans forward
and points to the marks at the base of each tree and says, 'A little dog
come along and pooped by each tree. So
now you got dirty tree and a turd, dirty tree and a turd, and dirty tree and
a turd, and dat makes von hundred !!
So, ven do I start?
