We sometimes find ourselves in a difficult situation. It often has to do with the way that we perceive information that is coming our way. At times, we will see things a little differently than the way they actually are or we may hear things improperly. In either case, it harms our perspective and keeps us from being able to fully understand the depth of the issue we are facing. That is what happened to an Irishman in the following joke, who was standing beside a giant man and didn’t quite get all of the details right.
An old little Irishman gets into an elevator, looks up and sees this HUGE guy standing next to him.
The big guy sees the old little Irishman staring at him, looks down and says, “7 ft. tall, 350 pounds, Turner Brown”
The old little Irishman faints dead away and falls to the floor.
The big guy kneels down and brings him to by shaking him.
The big guy says, “What’s wrong with you?”
In a weak voice, the old little guy says, “What EXACTLY did you just say to me?”
The big dude says, “Well, I saw your curious look and I figured I’d just give you the answers to the questions everyone always asks me. I’m 7 ft. tall, I weigh 350 pounds, and my name is Turner Brown”
The old man says, “Turner Brown? Sweet Jesus, I thought you said,’Turn around!’”