02-05-2003, 07:53 AM
A Chartered Accountant and a Cost Accountant are seated next to each other
on a flight from Karachi to Islamabad. The ACMA asks CA if he would like to
play a game. The CA, who's tired (from work) and just wants to take a nap,
politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The
ACMA persists and says the game is easy and a lot of fun. He explains, "I
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me 500, and
vice versa." Again, the CA declines and tries to get some sleep. The ACMA,
now agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer you pay me 500, and
if I don't know the answer, I will pay you 5000." This catches the CA's
attention; and figuring there will be no end to this torment unless he
plays, he agrees to the game.
The ACMA asks the first question "What's the distance from the earth to the
moon?" The CA doesn't say a word, reaches into his wallet, pulls out a 500
bill, and hands it to the ACMA. "Okay," says the ACMA, "it's your turn."
He asks the ACMA, "What goes up a hill with three legs but comes down with
four legs?"
The ACMA, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his
references--no answer. He taps into the air phone with his modem and
searches the Net and the Library--no answer. Frustrated, he sends e-mails to
all his friends and coworkers, to no avail. After an hour, he wakes the CA
and hands him 5000.
The CA says "Thank you" and turns back to get some more sleep.
The ACMA, who is more than a little miffed, wakes the CA and asks,
"Well, what's the answer?"
Without a word, the CA reaches into his wallet, hands the ACMA 500, and goes
back to sleep.
KK.
on a flight from Karachi to Islamabad. The ACMA asks CA if he would like to
play a game. The CA, who's tired (from work) and just wants to take a nap,
politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The
ACMA persists and says the game is easy and a lot of fun. He explains, "I
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me 500, and
vice versa." Again, the CA declines and tries to get some sleep. The ACMA,
now agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer you pay me 500, and
if I don't know the answer, I will pay you 5000." This catches the CA's
attention; and figuring there will be no end to this torment unless he
plays, he agrees to the game.
The ACMA asks the first question "What's the distance from the earth to the
moon?" The CA doesn't say a word, reaches into his wallet, pulls out a 500
bill, and hands it to the ACMA. "Okay," says the ACMA, "it's your turn."
He asks the ACMA, "What goes up a hill with three legs but comes down with
four legs?"
The ACMA, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his
references--no answer. He taps into the air phone with his modem and
searches the Net and the Library--no answer. Frustrated, he sends e-mails to
all his friends and coworkers, to no avail. After an hour, he wakes the CA
and hands him 5000.
The CA says "Thank you" and turns back to get some more sleep.
The ACMA, who is more than a little miffed, wakes the CA and asks,
"Well, what's the answer?"
Without a word, the CA reaches into his wallet, hands the ACMA 500, and goes
back to sleep.
KK.
