There is a factory in America which makes the Tickle Me Elmo toys; it laughs when you tickle it under the arm.
A new employee is hired at the Tickle Me Elmo factory and she reports for her first day promptly at 08:00. The next day at 08:45 there is a knock at the
Personnel Manager's door.
The Foreman from the assembly line throws
pen to the floor and begins to rant about the new employee. He complains
that she is incredibly slow and the whole line is backing up, putting the entire production line behind schedule.The Personnel Manager decides he should see this for himself so
the two men march down to the factory floor. When they get there theline is so backed up that there are Tickle Me Elmo's all over the factory floor and they're really beginning to pileup.
At the end of the line stands the new employee surrounded by
mountains of Tickle Me Elmo's. She has a roll of plush red fabric and a huge bag of small marbles. The 2 men watch in amazement as she cutsa little piece of fabric, wraps it around two marbles and begins to carefully sew the little package between Elmo's legs.
The Personnel Manager bursts into laughter. After several
minutes of hysterics he pulls himself together and approaches the woman. "I'm sorry " ; he says to her, barely able to keep a straight face, " ;but I think you misunderstood the instructions I gave you yesterday ." ;
" ;Your job is to give Elmo two test tickles " ;.