Four men were bragging about how smart their dogs are. The first man
was an Engineer, the second man was an Accountant, the third man was
a Chemist, the fourth was a Government Worker. To show off, the
Engineer called to his dog. "T-square, do your stuff." T-square
trotted over to a desk, took out some paper and a pen and promptly
drew a circle, a square, and a triangle. Everyone agreed that was
pretty smart.
But the Accountant said his dog could do better. He called his dog
and said, "Spreadsheet, do your stuff." Spreadsheet went out into
the kitchen and returned with a dozen cookies. He divided them
into 4 equal piles of 3 cookies each.
Everyone agreed that was good.
But the Chemist said his dog could do better. He called his dog and
said, "Measure, do your stuff." Measure got up, walked over to the
fridge, took out a quart of milk, got a 10 ounce glass from the
cupboard and poured exactly 8 ounces without spilling a drop.
Everyone agreed that was good.
Then the three men turned to the Government Worker and said, "What
can your dog do?" The Government Worker called to his dog and said,
"Coffee Break, do your stuff." Coffee Break jumped to his feet, ate
the cookies, drank the milk, dumped on the paper, sexually assaulted
the other three dogs, claimed he injured his back while doing so,
filed a grievance report for unsafe working conditions, put in for
Workers Compensation and went home for the rest of the day on sick
leave.