Late yesterday afternoon I wonder into my boss' office and notice she has a fact sheet for Rhodes College on her desk. Being the nosey rosey that I am, I asked why?
Boss: I want to know what makes them so special they can charge $32,000/year, our neighbor got a scholarship there for $55,000
Me: and that is not enough?
Boss: No and what's the difference between a Rhodes scholar and a Memphis scholar?
Me: (Laughing hysterically) .. there is no such thing as a Memphis scholar and a Rhodes Scholar has nothing to do with Rhodes college. I believe it's a scholarship for Oxford University in England. Remember Rhodes used to be Southwestern years ago.
Boss: See I didn't know that and neither did our fearless leader (director)
What did I do first thing this morning .. wikipedia! Guess what I knew something that my manager and director did not! I happen to be friends with my boss so I of course, copied and pasted wikipedia's definition and emailed her immediately. I have yet to start any real work so I better get to it. What did we do before the Internet at work? Oh yeah, I used to read the paper.
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