Pink-and-purple poofy-rated ping pong ball So, there is a rich man, and he has a son. A month before his son's 5th birthday, he goes to his son and says, ""Son, your fifth birthday is coming soon. I am rich, so I can get you anything you like - money is no object. What would you like for your birthday?"" The son ponders this for a few seconds, then he says to his dad, ""I want a pink-and-purple poofy-rated ping pong ball."" The father is confused. He asks his son what that is, but his son just s…

Reading between the lines. 1 Bob Smith, my assistant programmer, can always be found 2 hard at work at his desk. He works independently, without 3 wasting company time talking to colleagues. Bob never 4 thinks twice about assisting fellow employees, and always 5 finishes given assignments on time. Often he takes extended 6 measures to complete his work, sometimes skipping coffee 7 breaks. Bob is a dedicated individual who has absolutely no 8 vanity in spite of his high accomplishments an…