The local sheriff was looking for a deputy, so Gomer – who was not exactly the sharpest nail in the bucket – went in to try out for the job.

"Okay," the sheriff drawled, "Gomer, what is 1 and 1?"

"11", he replied. The sheriff thought to himself, "That's not what I meant, but he's right."

"What two days of the week start with the letter 'T'?"

"Today and tomorrow."

He was again surprised that Gomer supplied a correct answer that he had never thought of himself.

"Now Gomer, listen carefully: Who killed Abraham Lincoln?"

Gomer looked a little surprised himself, then thought really hard for a minute and finally admitted, "I don't know."

"Well, why don't you go home and work on that one for a while?"

So, Gomer wandered over to the barbershop where his pals were waiting to hear the results of the interview.

Gomer was exultant: "It went great! First day on the job and I'm already working on a murder case!"

Disponível em: <http://www.pauldenton.co.uk/page26.htm>. Acesso em: 16 agosto 2006. 

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