Mark Cahill
Full ISDC Members 2015Member Number 555
Merv was in a terrible accident at work. He fell through a tile floor and
ripped off both of his ears. Since he was permanently disfigured, he
settled with the company for a rather large sum of money and went on his
way. One day, Merv decided to invest his money in a small, but growing
telecom business called Plexus Communications. After weeks of
negotiations, he bought the company outright. But, after signing on the
dotted line, he realized that he knew nothing about running such a
business and quickly set out to hire someone who could do that for him.The
next day he had set up three interviews. The first guy was great. He knew
everything he needed to and was very interesting. At the end of the
interview, Merv asked him, "Do you notice anything different about me?"
And the gentleman answered, "Why yes, I couldn't help but notice you have
no ears." Merv got very angry and threw him out.The second interview was
with a woman, and she was even better than the first guy. He asked her the
same question, "Do you notice anything different about me?" and she
replied: "Well, you have no ears." Merv again was upset and tossed her
out.The third and last interview was the best of all three. It was with a
very young man who was fresh out of college. He was smart. He was
handsome. And he seemed to be a better businessman than the first two put
together. Merv was anxious, but went ahead and asked the young man the
same question: "Do you notice anything different about me?" And to his
surprise, the young man answered: "Yes. You wear contact lenses."Merv was
shocked, and said, "What an incredibly observant young man. How in the
world did you know that?"The young man fell off his chair laughing
hysterically and replied,
"Well, it's pretty hard to wear glasses with no
ears!
ripped off both of his ears. Since he was permanently disfigured, he
settled with the company for a rather large sum of money and went on his
way. One day, Merv decided to invest his money in a small, but growing
telecom business called Plexus Communications. After weeks of
negotiations, he bought the company outright. But, after signing on the
dotted line, he realized that he knew nothing about running such a
business and quickly set out to hire someone who could do that for him.The
next day he had set up three interviews. The first guy was great. He knew
everything he needed to and was very interesting. At the end of the
interview, Merv asked him, "Do you notice anything different about me?"
And the gentleman answered, "Why yes, I couldn't help but notice you have
no ears." Merv got very angry and threw him out.The second interview was
with a woman, and she was even better than the first guy. He asked her the
same question, "Do you notice anything different about me?" and she
replied: "Well, you have no ears." Merv again was upset and tossed her
out.The third and last interview was the best of all three. It was with a
very young man who was fresh out of college. He was smart. He was
handsome. And he seemed to be a better businessman than the first two put
together. Merv was anxious, but went ahead and asked the young man the
same question: "Do you notice anything different about me?" And to his
surprise, the young man answered: "Yes. You wear contact lenses."Merv was
shocked, and said, "What an incredibly observant young man. How in the
world did you know that?"The young man fell off his chair laughing
hysterically and replied,
"Well, it's pretty hard to wear glasses with no
ears!
