The Joke Lab 3

The Marketer And The Programmer

 

The year is 2030. A Marketer and an Programmer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Nairobi to London. 

The Programmer leans over to the Marketer and asks if he would like to play a fun game. 

The Marketer just wants to sleep, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The Programmer persists and explains that the game is really easy and a a whole fun. He explains "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me Kshs 500. Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you Kshs 500." 

Again, the Marketer politely declines and tries to get to sleep. The Programmer, now somewhat agitated, and confident of his ability, says, "OK, if you don't know the answer you pay me Kshs 500, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you Kshs 5000!" 

 

This catches the Marketer's attention, and he sees no end to this torment unless he plays, so he agrees to the game. 

 

The Programmer asks the first question. "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" The Marketer doesn't say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five hundred shilling bill and hands it to the Programmer.

 

Now, it's the Marketer's turn. He asks the Programmer "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down on four?" The Programmer looks up at him with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his references. He logs onto the internet with his KDN Air Modem and searches the net. Frustrated, he sends e-mail to his co-workers -- all to no avail. 

 

After about an hour, he wakes the Marketer and hands him Kshs 5000. The Marketer politely takes the money and turns away to try to get back to sleep. The Programmer, more than a little miffed, shakes the Marketer and asks "Well, so what's the answer?" 

 

Without a word, the Marketer reaches into his wallet, hands the Programmer Kshs 500, then turns away to get back to sleep.