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 weekstart 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 pool
hall 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!”