It is, of course, Presidents’ Day in the United States. It is also Father Walter Lini Day in Vanuatu. A former Anglican priest, Father Walter Lini became the first prime minister of the newly independent country of Vanuatu in 1980. This holiday commemorates his death on this day in 1999.
There is a factory in Northern Minnesota that makes the Tickle Me Elmo toys. The toy laughs when you tickle it under the arms.
Well, Lena is hired at The Tickle Me Elmo factory and she reports for her first day promptly at 8:00AM.
The next day at 8:45AM 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 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 Lena 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 says to her, barely able to keep a straight face, “I think you misunderstood the instructions I gave you yesterday. Your job is to give Elmo two test tickles.”
This is a wonderful video – take a minute or two to watch, listen and enjoy.
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