Vicarious Learning

"Previous Employment"

The employer asked the applicant,
"I see you were last employed by a psychiatrist,"
"Why did you leave?"

"Well," she replied, "I just couldn't win.

If I was late to work, I was hostile.
If I was early, I had an anxiety complex. If I was
on time, I was compulsive."

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"Vicarious Learning"

I've always been handy at fix-it jobs around the
house and I've tried to train my children to follow
suit.

Recently one of my sons asked his wife to hold
the flashlight while he replaced a faulty electrical
switch.

Only mildly interested, she asked him after a
short pause, "How did you learn to do this stuff?"

"By holding the flashlight," he replied.

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"Little Johnny's Papa Works"

Little Johnny was talking to a couple of boys in
the school yard. Each was bragging about how
great their fathers are.

The first one said: "Well, my father runs the fastest.
He can fire an arrow, and start to run, I tell you, he
gets there before the arrow!"

The second one said: "Ha! You think that's fast!
My father is a hunter. He can shoot his gun and
be there before the bullet!"

Little Johnny listened to the other two boys and
shook his head. He then said: "Sorry, dudes...
but MY DAD is the fastest. He's a civil servant.
He stops working at 4:30,... and he's home by
3:45!"
Received on Mon Oct 3 06:13:47 2005