My favorite economist joke
I am writing this because my next post discusses economics a bit. Now I am no Keynes, but I do know a good economist joke. Here it is...
There is a tragedy at sea in the form of a shipwreck. As the ship sinks, three survivors manage to climb aboard a lifeboat. To their delight, they find that the boat is stocked with some fresh water and several crates of canned food. There is, however, a slight problem. They have no can opener (or any other tools). As two of the survivors ponder possible starvation, the third annouces that he is an economist and he has come up with a solution. As the other two look on in amazement, they beg the economist to explain the solution.
The economist looks at them with total sincerity and says, "First, assume a can opener..."
There is a tragedy at sea in the form of a shipwreck. As the ship sinks, three survivors manage to climb aboard a lifeboat. To their delight, they find that the boat is stocked with some fresh water and several crates of canned food. There is, however, a slight problem. They have no can opener (or any other tools). As two of the survivors ponder possible starvation, the third annouces that he is an economist and he has come up with a solution. As the other two look on in amazement, they beg the economist to explain the solution.
The economist looks at them with total sincerity and says, "First, assume a can opener..."
posted by WCharles @ 10/11/2005 10:41:00 AM
3 Comments:
Were there any lawyers on board? There's got to be some way to turn this into a lawyer joke.
O.K. I'll turn this into one of the classic lawyer jokes.
Once the other two realized that the economist was of no help, they happened to notice they were within sight of an island. They also found some rope on the boat, and one of them--who happened to be a lawyer--said he was a strong swimmer and could tow the boat to shore. Everyone agreed, but just as the lawyer prepared to get in the water, a school of sharks appeared. The economist said, "Assume there are no sharks," and was immediately knocked unconscious. The remaining survivor looked at the lawyer and cried, "What are we going to do now?" The lawyer, undaunted, simply said, "Don't worry," and jumped in the water. As the sharks closed in on him, they suddenly stopped, lined up on either side of him, and escorted the boat to the shore. The conscious survivor incredulously asked, "Why did they do that?" to which the lawyer calmly replied, "Professional courtesy."
*rim shot* *crashing cymbal*
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