Ya See Things Could Be Worse

[thcri]

A boss wondered why one of his most valued
>> > employees had not
>> > phoned in sick one day. Having an urgent problem
>> > with one of the main
>> > computers, he dialed the employee's home phone
>> > number and was greeted
>> > with a child's whisper.
>> > "Hello."
>> > "Is your daddy home?" he asked.
>> > "Yes," whispered the small voice.
>> > May I talk with him?"
>> > The child whispered, "No."
>> > Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the
>> > boss asked, "Is your Mommy there?"
>> > "Yes."
>> > "May I talk with her?"
>> > Again the small voice whispered, "No."
>> > Hoping there was somebody with whom he could
>> > leave a message, the boss asked, "Is anybody else
>> > there?"
>> > "Yes," whispered the child, "a policeman"!;
>> > Wondering what a cop would be doing at his
>> > employee's home, the boss asked, "May I speak with
>> > the policeman?"
>> > "No, he's busy", whispered the child.
>> > "Busy doing what?"
>> > "Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman,"
>> > came the whispered answer.
>> > Growing more worried as he heard what sounded
>> > like a helicopter through the earpiece on the phone,
>> > the boss asked,
>> > "What is that noise?"
>> > "A helicopter" answered the whispering voice.
>> > "What is going on there?" demanded the boss, now
>> > truly apprehensive.
>> > Again, whispering, the child answered, "The
>> > search team just landed the helicopter."
>> > Alarmed, concerned and a little frustrated the
>> > boss asked, "What are they searching for?"
>> > Still whispering, the young voice replied with a
>> > muffled giggle:
>> > "ME."