Friday, June 17, 2011

Thamilan da Thamilan

Bill Gates organized an enormous session to recruit a new Chairman for Microsoft Europe.

5000 candidates assembled in a large room. One candidate is our Ramasamy.

Bill Gates: "Thank you for coming. Those who do not know JAVA may leave."

2000 people leave the room.

Ramasamy says to himself, 'I do not know who JAVA is, but I have nothing to lose if I stay. I'll give it a try !'

Bill Gates: "Candidates who never had experience of managing more than 100 people may leave."

2000 more leave the room.

Ramasamy says to himself 'I never managed anybody by myself, but I have nothing to lose if I stay. Risk edukkaruthu Rusk sapidaramathiri !'. So, he stays!

Bill Gates: "Candidates who do not have management diplomas may leave."

500 people leave the room.

Ramasamy says to himself, 'I left school at 15, but what have I got to lose ? Evvalavo pannitom Etha pannna mattoma?'. So, he stays in the room.

Lastly, Bill Gates asked the candidates who do not speak Serbo-Croat to leave. 498 people leave the room.

Ramasamy says to himself, 'I do not speak one word of Serbo-Croat but what do I have to lose ?' So he stays and finds himself with one other candidate.

Everyone else has gone. Bill Gates joined them and said "Apparently you are the only two candidates who speak Serbo-Croat, so I'd now like to hear you have a conversation together in that language."

Calmly, Ramasamy turns to the other candidate and says 'Endha Ooru?'.

The other candidate answers in a meek tone… 'Madurai'...

So long, until the next post...