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Jim Strong
strongjim@yahoo.com
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 10:11:12 -0800 (PST)
Who thinks these things up? NOA (Nation Organization
of Amazons)???
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> >Subject: Balloons and hot air
> >
> >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 are in a hot air
balloon hovering
> >approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are
between 40 and 41
> >degrees 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 have no idea what to make of your
information, and
the
> >fact is I am still lost. Frankly, you've not been
much help so far."
> >
> >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
are
> >going, You have risen to where you are due to a
large quantity of
hot
> >air. You made a promise, which you have 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."
> >
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The peace of the cosmos is infinite motion
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