A young man named Mike applied for an engineering position at a
Newfoundland firm based in St, Johns. A Mainlander applied for the same job and
both applicants, having the same qualifications, were asked to take a test by
the department manager. Upon completion of the test both men had only missed
one of the questions.
The manager went to Mike and said, "Thank you for your interest,
but we've decided to give the job to the Mainlander."
"And why would you be doing that?" asked Mike. "We both
get 9 questions correct. This bein' the rock and me being a Newfie, I should
get the jab!"
"We have made our decision not on the correct answers, but on the
question you missed."
"And just how would one incorrect answer be better than the other?"
"Simple," replied the manager. "On question # 5, the
Mainlander put down, 'I don't know.' You put down 'Needer do I.'"
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