There is a factory here in America which makes the Tickle-Me-Elmo toys. The Toy laughs when you tickle it under the arm. A new employee is hired
at the factory and starts at 0800.
The next day at 0845 there is a knock at the Personnel Manager's door.
The Foreman from the assembly line throws open the door and begins to
rant about the new employee. He complains that she is incredibly slow
and the whole line is backing up, putting the entire production line
behind schedule. The Personnel Manager decides he should see this for
himself, so the 2 men march down to the factory floor.
When they get there the line is so backed up that there are
Tickle-Me-Elmo's all over the factory floor and they're really
beginning to pile up. At the end of the line stands the new employee
surrounded by mountains of Tickle-Me-Elmo's. She has a roll of plush
red fabric and a huge bag of small marbles.
The 2 men watch in amazement as she cuts a little piece of fabric,
wraps it around two marbles and begins to carefully sew the little
package between Elmo's legs. The Personnel Manager bursts into
laughter.
After several minutes of hysterics he pulls himself together and
approaches the woman. I'm sorry, he says to her, barely able to keep a straight face, but I think you misunderstood the instructions I gave you
yesterday.....
"Your job is to give Elmo two test tickles".
