Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!

vanita khatnani

A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom. Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars. "What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!" So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill." The man sent a bill that read: Tapping with a hammer...... ......... ........ $ 2.00 Knowing where to tap.......... ......... ...... $ 9,998.00 Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference! :) :)

Lost User

Older than ships themselves.

Pete OHanlon

Why do people feel the urge to post "jokes" like this in the Lounge. Rather than repeating someone elses jokes, be original.

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Marco Bertschi

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

"jokes"

Those are more motivational quotes. I feel like a gotta switch my job to repair ship engines and earn 10000 per task I get done.

cheers Marco Bertschi

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Mycroft Holmes

Marco Bertschi wrote:

earn 10000 per task I get done

10000 what's, my guess is rupees, careful what you wish for!

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Bergholt Stuttley Johnson

It does say dollars, but not whose, my guess is Guyana at 204.46 to the US dollar which would make the 10000 worth about 47 dollars(US), I dont know about the US but getting a plumber out to look at something cost more than that even if he does nothing

You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

Mycroft Holmes

I didn't actually read the original, once they are getting into the motivational crap I blank out and move on. In Cairns, Australia I would be happy to get a tradesman just to turn up, I'd happily pay for a quote, just getting the bastards to quote is a challenge, we have not managed to get one to do the job yet :rolleyes:

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

Mark_Wallace

I KNOW! I KNOW! ME ME ME!!! It's a lighthouse!

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Marc Clifton

vanita khatnani wrote:

Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!

That's what she said. ;) Marc

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