> > > > NY Smarts
> > > >
> > > > A construction site boss was interviewing men for a job, when along
> came
> > > > a New Yorker. "I'm not hiring any wise-ass New Yorker," the foreman
> > > > thought to himself, so he made up a test hoping that the New Yorker
> > > > wouldn't be
> > > > able to answer the questions, and he'd be able to refuse him the job
> > > > without
> > > > getting into an argument.
> > > >
> > > > "Here's your first question," the foreman said. "Without using
> numbers,
> > > > represent the number 9.
> > > >
> > > > "Without numbiz?" the New Yorker says. "Dat's easy," and proceeds to
> > > > draw three trees.
> > > >
> > > > "What's this?" the boss asks.
> > > >
> > > > "Ain't you got no brains? Tree 'n tree n' tree makes nine."
> > > >
> > > > "Fair enough," says the boss. "Here is your second question. Use
the
> > > > same rules, but this time the number is 99."
> > > >
> > > > The New Yorker stares into space for a while, then picks up the
> picture
> > > > that he has just drawn and makes a smudge on each tree. "Dare ya
go,"
> he
> > > > says.
> > > >
> > > > The boss scratches his head and says, "How on earth do you get that
to
> > > > represent 99?"
> > > >
> > > > "Each a da tree's is dirty now! So it's dirty tree, 'n dirty tree,
'n
> > > > dirty tree. Dat's 99."
> > > >
> > > > The boss is getting worried he's going to have to hire him, so he
> says,
> > > > "Alright, last question. Same rules again, but represent the number
> > > > 100."
> > > >
> > > > Mr. New York stares into space again, then he picks up the picture
> again
> > > > and makes a little mark at the base of each tree, and says, "Dare ya
> go.
> > > > A
> > > > hundred."
> > > >
> > > > The boss looks at the attempt. "You must be nuts if you think that
> > > > represents a hundred."
> > > >
> > > > The New Yorker leans forward and points to the marks at the tree
> bases,
> > > > and says..............................
> > > >
> > > > "A little dog comes along and craps by each tree, so now you've got
> > > > dirty tree an' a turd, dirty tree an' a turd, an' dirty tree an' a
> turd,
> > > > which
> > > > makes one hundred. When do I freakin' start?"