An Italian, a Scotsman, and a Chinese fellow
are
hired at a construction site.

The foreman points to a huge
pile of sand and says to the Italian guy,
“You’re in charge of
sweeping.” To the Scotsman, he says, “You’re
in charge of shoveling.”
And to the Chinese guy, “You’re in charge
of supplies.”

The
foreman then shrugs his beefy shoulders and says, “Now, I have to

leave for a little while. I expect you guys to make a good dent in that

pile of sand by the time I get back.”

A few hours later when
the foreman returns, he sees that the pile of
sand is still
untouched.

Pointing to the pile of sand, the forman says to the
Italian, “Why
didn’t you sweep any of it?”

The Italian replies in
a heavy accent, “I no gotta broom. You tella
the Chinesea guy he
inna charge of a supplies, but hea disappeara, and I
coulda no finda
him!”

Then the foreman turns to the Scotsman and asks, “
Didn’t I tell you
to shovel that sand?”

The Scotsman
replies in his heavy brogue, “Aye, ye did, laddie, but I
couldna get
meself a shovel. Ye left the Chinee in charge of supplies,
but I
couldna find him!”

The foreman is really angry now and storms off
toward the pile of sand,
looking for the Chinese guy.

Just
then, the Chinese guy springs out from behind the pile of sand and

yells, “SUPPLIES!”