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> John, who was born without ears, needed to hire a new manager. He had set > up three interviews. The first guy was great. He knew everything he > needed to know and was very interesting. But at the end of the > interview,John asked him, "Do you notice anything different about me?" > > "Why, yes, I couldn't help but notice that you have no ears," came the > reply. John did not appreciate his candor and threw him out of the office. > The second interview was with a woman, and she was even better than the > first guy. But he asked her the same question: "Do you notice anything > different about me?" "Well," she said, "you have no ears." John again got > upset and tossed her out. > > The third and final interviewee was the best of the bunch. He was a young > man who had recently earned his MBA. He was smart. He was handsome. And he > seemed to be a better businessman than the first two put together. John > was anxious, but went ahead and asked the young man the same question: > "Do you notice anything different about me?" And much to his surprise, the > young man answered, "Yes. You wear contact lenses." John was shocked and > realized this was an incredibly observant person. "How in the world did > you know that?", he asked. > > The young man fell off his chair laughing hysterically and replied, "Well, > it's pretty hard to wear glasses when you ain't got no ears." > Alf, Adleaide