Here is mine:
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He
reduced altitude and
spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and
shouted, "Excuse me,
can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him
an hour ago, but I
don't know where I am."
The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon
hovering
approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between
40 and 41 degree
north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west
longitude.
""You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.
"I am", replied the woman, "How did you know?"
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told
me is, technically
correct, but I've no idea what to make of your
information, and the fact
is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help
at all. If anything,
you've delayed my trip."
The woman below responded, "You must be in
Management."
"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you
know?"
"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are
or where you're
going. You have risen to where you are due to a large
quantity of hot air.
You made a promise which you've no idea how to keep,
and you expect people
beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you
are in exactly the
same position you were in before we met, but now,
somehow, it's my fault."
