Smart Dogs

Four men were bragging about how smart their dogs were.

One man was an engineer, the second man was an accountant,

the third man was a chemist, and 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 that was pretty smart.

The accountant said that his dog could do better. He

called to his dog and said, "Spreadsheet, do your stuff."

Spreadsheet went out into the kitchen and returned with a

dozen cookies. He divided them into four equal piles of

three cookies each.

Everyone agreed that that was good.

The chemist said that his dog could do better still. He

called to his dog and said, "Measure, do your stuff."

Measure got up, walked over to the fridge, took out a

quart of milk, got a ten-ounce glass from the cupboard,

and poured exactly eight ounces without spilling a drop.

Everyone agreed that that was pretty impressive.

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, claimed he had 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.

They all agreed that that was brilliant!