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 School 2 Cobden St Dunedin Ph 03 477 0989 Fax 03 477 1222 Mrs Chris Leighton Principal with assistance from:  12 Tolcarne Ave Dunedin Ph 03 467 2791 Senior House Manager Tolcarne for your daughter? Please enquire at school office 'Making a Difference' |
Humour The Brain A political incorrect tale. In the Hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where their family member lay gravely ill. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and sombre. "I'm afraid I am the bearer of bad news," he said as he surveyed the worried faces, "The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant. It's an experimental procedure, semi-risky, and you will have to pay for the brain yourselves." The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news. After a length of time, someone asked, "Well, how much does a brain cost?" The doctor quickly responded, "$5000 for a male brain, and $200 for a female brain." The moment turned awkward. Men in the room tried not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the women, but some actually smirked. A man, unable to control his curiosity, blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask, Why is the male brain so much more?" The doctor smiled at the childish innocence and then to the entire group said, It's just standard pricing procedure. We have to mark down the price of the female brains, because they've been used." Thanks to Robyn Hay Bureaucracy Once upon a time, the Local government and the Local School Boys decided to have a competitive boat race on the river. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance and on the big day they were as ready as could be..... The School Boys won by a mile. Afterwards the Local Government team became very discouraged by the loss, and morale sagged. Senior management decided that the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found and a project team was set up to investigate the problem and recommend appropriate action. Their conclusion: the problem was that the School Boy team had eight people rowing and one person steering; the Local Government team had one person rowing and eight people steering. Senior Management immediately hired a consultancy company to do a study on the team's structure. Many dollars and several months later they concluded that too many people were steering and not enough were doing the rowing. To prevent losing to the School Boys next year, the team structure was changed to four "Steering Managers", three "Senior Managers" and one"Executive Steering Manager". A performance and appraisal system was set up to give the person rowing the boat more incentive to work harder and become a key performer. "We must give him empowerment and enrichment. That ought to do it". The next year the School Boys won by two miles. The Local government laid off the rower for poor performance, sold off all the paddles, cancelled all capital investment for new equipment and halted development of a new boat. They awarded high performance awards to the consultants and distributed the money saved to Senior Management. Thanks - again - to Robyn Hay! |
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