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Mr. Smart, a shopkeeper was
dismayed when a brand new business much like his
own opened up next door and erected a huge sign
which read ‘BEST QUALITY’.
He was horrified
when another competitor opened up next door on
his right, and announced its arrival with an
even larger sign, reading ‘LOWEST PRICES’.
Mr.Smart
panicked, until he got an idea. He put the
biggest sign of all over his own shop. It read
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A fire alarm rang
at 4 pm in a large office campus when almost all
employees were present (approx 5,000 people ).
As per past
fire-drill practices, the entire office was
quickly evacuated within 3 minutes, and all
employees gathered outside the complex in
designated areas waiting for further
announcement.
Before long, the
fire drill officer in-charge made the following
broadcast over their loud-speakers system: "My
dear colleagues: With sincere regret, I have
been asked by Mr. Smart to announce that for many of you,
this will be your last evacuation drill with us.
Due to the on-going recession and bad business
climate, the company is laying off almost 50% of
its staff. So when this announcement finishes, I
ask all of you to move back into the building.
And if your swipe-card does not work, then it
means that you have been laid off, in which case
you will not be allowed inside, and all your
personal belongings will be couriered to you by
tomorrow.
The company is
using this innovative, never-before approach as
we do not want to choke our email system with
lay-off notices and farewell messages going by
the thousands, and we also wish to avoid any
fighting inside the office and the consequent
security issues for all staff.
We hope you have
had a rewarding career with us. Now please move
back in… and good luck! |
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A
businessman walks into a bank
in a city centre and asks for a $100 loan. He offers
his luxury car as collateral. The
collateral is too good, and the bank manager
approves the loan.
A year later, the
businessman comes back. He repays the loan and the
10% interest and is ready to collect his car.
Finally, the puzzled bank manager dares to ask
him: "Excuse me, sir, could you tell me: did you
really need that $100 so badly? In order to get
the money, you left your luxury car with us for
a whole year!"
The businessman
replied, "That's simple – just
think outside the box: where else in the
city centre
can I find such a great parking place for just
$10 a year?" |
Mr. Smart walks into a
bank and asks for the loan officer. He says he needs to
borrow $500 urgently. The bank officer says the bank
will need some kind of security for the loan, so Mr.
Smart hands over the keys to his new luxury car.
“The car is parked on the
street in front of the bank,” says Mr. Smart, “and I
have all the necessary papers.”
The bank officer agrees to
accept the luxury car as collateral for the loan. One of
the employees drives the car into the bank's underground
garage and parks it there.
A month later, Mr. Smart
returns, repays the $500 and the interest, which comes
to $5.
The loan officer says,
"Sir, I must tell you, we’re all a little puzzled. While
you were away, we checked you out and discovered that
you’re a multimillionaire. Why would you bother to
borrow $500?"
Mr. Smart replies, "Try to
think outside the box. Where else in the city can I
park my car for one month for only $5?"
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