Jones came into the office an hour late for
the third time in one week and found the boss waiting for him.
"What's the story this time,
Jones?" he asked sarcastically. "Let's hear a good excuse for a change."
Jones sighed, "Everything went wrong
this morning, Boss. The wife decided to drive me to the station. She got ready in ten
minutes, but then the drawbridge got stuck. Rather than let you down, I swam across the
river -- look, my suit's still damp -- ran out to the airport, got a ride on Mr.
Thompson's helicopter, landed on top of Radio City Music Hall, and was carried here
piggyback by one of the Rockettes."
"You'll have to do better than that,
Jones," said the boss, obviously disappointed. "No woman can get ready in ten
minutes."
