Posted by
Dawn on Friday, December 19, 2008 9:50:11 AM
A very special thank you to my dear friend, Milly, who emailed me this clever story and also to Darvin Dowdy at Street Level for providing the inspiration for the Cheeky Monkey Toy Factory! Hope it brings a smile to your face!
There is a factory which makes the Tickle Me Elmo toys. The toy laughs when you tickle it under the arms. Tee hee hee! The lovely Lena is hired at The Tickle Me Elmo factory and she reports for her first day promptly at 8:00 am.
The next morning, there is a knock at the Personnel Manager's door. The Foreman throws open the door and begins to rant about the new employee. He complains that the lovely Lena is incredibly slow and the whole production line is backing up, putting the schedule in jeopardy.
The Personnel Manager decides he should see this for himself. The two 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 place! At the end of the line stands the lovely Lena surrounded by mountains of Tickle Me Elmo toys.
The lovely Lena has a roll of plush red fabric and a huge bag of small marbles. The two 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 Tickle Me Elmo's legs!
The Personnel Manager bursts into laughter. After several minutes of hysterics he pulls himself together and approaches the lovely Lena. "I'm sorry," he says to her, barely able to keep a straight face, "but I think you misunderstood the instructions you were given! Your job is to give Tickle Me Elmo two test tickles." Tee hee hee!
We here at the Cheeky Monkey Toy Factory wish all of you on the Town Hall blog trail a peaceful and very Merry Christmas! Best wishes to you, your families and friends.