The first man was an Engineer, the second man was an
Accountant, the third man was a Chemist, the fourth was a
Government Worker. To show off, the Engineer called to his
cat, “T-square, do your stuff.” T-square pranced over to a
desk, took out some paper and a pen and promptly drew a
circle, a square, and a triangle. Everyone agreed that was
pretty smart.
But the Accountant said his cat could do better. He called
his cat and said, “Spreadsheet, do your stuff.” Spreadsheet
went out into the kitchen and returned with a dozen cookies.
He divided them into four equal piles oft hree cookies each.
Everyone agreed that was good.
But the Chemist said his cat could do better. He called his
cat and said, “Measure, do your stuff.” Measure got up,
walked over to the fridge, took out a quart of milk, got a
ten-ounce glass from the cupboard and poured exactly eight
ounces without spilling a drop. Everyone agreed that was
good.
Then the three men turned to the government Worker and said,
“What can YOUR cat do?” The Government Worker called to his
cat and said, “Coffee Break, do your stuff.” Coffee Break
jumped to his feet, ate the cookies, drank the milk, peed on
the paper, sexually assaulted the other three cats, claimed
he injured his back while doing so, filed a grievancer eport
