An Italian, an Irish man and a Chinese man all get jobs at a
construction site. The boss of the site walks up to the three men,
points at a pile of sand behind him and then pointing at the
Italian says “You’re in charge of sweeping”. He then points to the
Irish man and says “You’re in charge of digging”. Finally he points
to the Chinese man and says “You’re in charge of supplies.” He
carries on speaking “I’m going to be gone for a while and when I
come back I expect to at least see you guys have made a dent in
that pile”.
The boss comes back two hours later to find the pile of sand
untouched, and the Italian and Irish man standing by. He walks up
to them and shouts “what the hell have you been doing for the last
two hours, and where’s the Chinese man?” The Italian tells him “you
put us two in charge of sweeping and digging, but we don’t have a
broom or a spade. You put the Chinese man in charge of supplies,
but he’s disappeared.” The boss looks round and searches for the
strange Orient. Suddenly when the boss approaches the pile of sand,
the Chinese man jumps from behind the sand and yells “Supplies!”