> >laughs when you tickle it under the arm. A new employee was hired at the
> >Tickle Me Elmo factory, and she reports for her first day promptly at
>8:00.
> > The next day at 8:45 there is a knock at the Personnel Manager's door.
> > The foreman from the assembly line throws open the door, and begins to
> >rant about the new employee. He complains that she is incredibly slow,
>and
> >the whole production line is backing up, putting the entire line behind
> >schedule.
> >
> > The Personnel Manager decides he needs to see this for himself, so the
> >two men march down to the factory floor. When they get there the line
> > is so backed up that there are Tickle Me Elmo's all over the factory
> > floor, and they are really beginning to pile up.
> >
> > 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 two men watch in amazement as she cuts a 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."
> >
