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> > > > > Sadly, Dave was born without ears, and though he proved to be
> > > > > successful in business, his problem annoyed him greatly. One day
>
> > > > > he needed to hire a new manager for his company, so he set up
> > > > > three interviews.
> > > > >
> > > > > The first guy was great. He knew everything he needed to know
> > > > > and was very interesting. But at the end of the interview, Dave
> > > > > asked
> > him,
> >
> > >"Do
> > > >
> > > > > you notice anything different about me?"
> > > > >
> > > > > "Why, yes, I couldn't help but notice that you have no ears,"
> > > > > came the reply. Dave did not appreciate his candor and threw him
>
> > > > > out of
> > the
> >
> > > > > office.
> > > > >
> > > > > The second interview was with a woman, and she was even better
> > > > > than the first guy. But he asked her the same question: "Do you
> > > > > notice
> > >anything
> > > >
> > > > > different about me?"
> > > > >
> > > > > "Well," she said stammering, "you have no ears." Dave again got
> upset
> > >and
> > > > > chucked her out in a rage.
> > > > >
> > > > > The third and final interviewee was the best of the bunch, he
> > > > > was a
> > >young
> > > > > man who had recently earned his MBA. He was smart. He was
> > > > > handsome,
> > and
> > > > > he seemed to be a better businessman than the first two put
> together.
> > > > >
> > > > > Dave was anxious, but went ahead and asked the young man the
> > > > > same
> > > > > question:
> > > > > "Do you notice anything different about me?"
> > > > >
> > > > > Much to his surprise, the young man answered, "Yes, you wear
> > > > > contact lenses, don't you?" Dave was shocked and realized this
> > > > > was an
> > >incredibly
> > >
> > > > > observant
> > > > > person. "How in the world did you know that?", he asked. The
> > > > > young
> > man
> >
> > > > > fell off his chair laughing hysterically and replied,
> > > > >
> > > > > "Well, it's pretty hard to wear glasses with no fu ** ing ears!"