Two men were digging a ditch on a very hot day. One said to the
other, "Why are we down in this
hole digging a ditch when our boss is standing up there in the shade of a tree?"
"I don't know," responded the other. "I'll ask him." So he climbed out
of the hole and went to his
boss. "Why are we digging in the hot sun while you're standing in the shade?"
"Intelligence," the boss said.
"What do you mean?"
The boss said, "Well, I'll show you. I'll put my hand on this tree and I want you to
hit it with your
fist as hard as you can."
The ditch digger took a mighty swing and tried to hit the boss' hand. The boss removed his
hand
and the ditch digger hit the tree, immediately clutching his hand in agaony. The boss
said, "That's
intelligence!"
The ditch digger went back to his hole, still in pain. His friend asked, "What did he
say?"
"He said we are down here because of intelligence."
"What's intelligence?" said the friend.
The ditch digger put his hand on his face and said, "Take your shovel and hit my
hand."