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> > You are driving down the road in your car on a

> > wild, stormy

> > >night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see

> > three people waiting for

> > >the bus:

> > >

> > > 1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to

> > die.

> > >

> > > 2. An old friend who once saved your life.

> > >

> > > 3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming

> > about.

> > >

> > > Which one would you choose to offer a ride to,

> > knowing that

> > >there could only be one

> > > passenger in your car?

> > >

> > > Think before you continue reading.

> > >

> > >

> > > This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once

> > actually used as

> > >part of a job application.

> > >

> > > You could pick up the old lady, because she is

> > going to die, and

> > >thus you should save

> > > her first. Or, you could take the old friend

> > because he once

> > >saved your life, and this

> > > would be the perfect chance to pay him back.

> > However, you may

> > >never be able to find

> > > your perfect mate again.

> > >

> > >

> > > The candidate who was hired (out of 200

> > applicants) had no

> > >trouble coming up with his

> > > answer. He simply answered: "I would give the

> car

> > keys to my old

> > >friend and let him

> > > take the lady to the hospital. I would stay

> behind

> > and wait for

> > >the bus with the partner

> > > of my dreams."

> > >

> > > Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give

> up

> > our stubborn

> > >thought limitations. Never forget to "Think

> > Outside of the Box!!!!!!!"

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > HOWEVER...., the correct answer is:

> > >

> > > .....to run the old lady over and put her out of

> > her misery,

> > > .....have sex with the perfect partner on the

> hood

> > of the car,

> > > .....then drive off with the old friend for a

> few

> > beers. .....

> > >

> > > God, I Just love happy endings!!> __________________________________

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When my friend was in the Air Force, they used that same story to see how different people thought - my friend was the only one to give the answer of giving the keys up - I don't remember what the test was used to find out about a person, but they said that very few people ever get it right.

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