AAOK
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>An Italian, an Irishman and a Chinese fellow are hired at a
>construction site. The foreman points to a huge pile of sand and says
>to the Italian guy, "You're in charge of sweeping."
>To the Irishman he says "You're in charge of shoveling."
>To the Chinese guy, "You're in charge of supplies."
>He then says, "Now, I have to leave for a little while. I expect you
>guys to make a dent in that there pile."
>So the foreman goes away for a couple hours, but when he returns the
>pile of sand is untouched.
>He says to the Italian: "Why didn't you sweep any of it?"
>The Italian replies in a heavy accent, "I no gotta broom, an' you tella
>me dat de Chinese'a guy supposa bringa da supplies, but he disappear
>and I no finda him."
>Then the foreman turns to the Irishman and asks why he didn't shovel.
>The Irishman replies in his heavy brogue, "Aye, that ye did, but I
>couldn't get meself a shovel. Ye left the Chinese fella in charge of
>supplies, but I couldn't fin' him."
>The foreman is really angry now, and storms off looking for the Chinese
>guy.
>He can't find him anywhere and is getting angrier by the minute.
>Just then, the Chinese guy springs out from behind the pile of sand and
>yells... "Supplies!!"
>construction site. The foreman points to a huge pile of sand and says
>to the Italian guy, "You're in charge of sweeping."
>To the Irishman he says "You're in charge of shoveling."
>To the Chinese guy, "You're in charge of supplies."
>He then says, "Now, I have to leave for a little while. I expect you
>guys to make a dent in that there pile."
>So the foreman goes away for a couple hours, but when he returns the
>pile of sand is untouched.
>He says to the Italian: "Why didn't you sweep any of it?"
>The Italian replies in a heavy accent, "I no gotta broom, an' you tella
>me dat de Chinese'a guy supposa bringa da supplies, but he disappear
>and I no finda him."
>Then the foreman turns to the Irishman and asks why he didn't shovel.
>The Irishman replies in his heavy brogue, "Aye, that ye did, but I
>couldn't get meself a shovel. Ye left the Chinese fella in charge of
>supplies, but I couldn't fin' him."
>The foreman is really angry now, and storms off looking for the Chinese
>guy.
>He can't find him anywhere and is getting angrier by the minute.
>Just then, the Chinese guy springs out from behind the pile of sand and
>yells... "Supplies!!"
