o Finished?
o Yes.
o Because, according to what you asserted, you are categorically classified as a thief; of course a moral one. We are looking for a thief with much greater skills and unique qualification. In this community, we have 99.99% different versions of thieves. Now, he looked at the chief justice to see if he had anything to say. Chief justice raised his good hand in a gesture meaning the contestant was not qualified.
Another individual volunteered to speak.
o I wonder if I am qualified.
o Your occupation, sir?
o Jerry builder.
o Why do you thing your are qualified?
o I am not categorically classified as a thief, but practically I am; I surreptitiously rob my clients of their money. I use cheap imported plastic water hoses instead of copper tubing; use ash in place of cement, but give the structure a pleasing appearance. The audience looked at the justices who in unison rejected his qualification. Now the announcer continued:
o Like I said, the society considers you as a defamed thief. No matter how shrewd you are in cheating. We have thousands of people like you. Anyone else?
o Here, sir. The speaker sitting in the front row, stood up. He was hanging reading glasses around his neck. He had a Trotsky bony nose and a goatee; no ties; a checkered tweed jacket with suede patches on elbow and shoulders, and of medium height. He spoke very softly:
o I am a PhD. from Off-Shore University. Being physically unfit for daring jobs, as soon as my mother weaned me, I realized that I could achieve success by means of fooling anyone around me. From elementary school up, I was able to discover what might tick the teachers: dance attendance, presents and you name it. As a result, my grades were very high. Then I was selected and sent to Off-Shore University. Upon entering, I started with the dean. I had some interesting fake artifacts that he gladly accepted as a good cultural gesture. Then, I worked on the professors. Invited them to Chinese restaurants and implied future gifts and presents; they became so soft that I could wrap them around my little finger. They accepted to find someone to write my dissertation including typing, editing etc. I had a lot of time to spare. I normally found some candidate girls who believed they could drag me into marriage. They would take me to McDonald's and, of course, pay. Anyway, I graduated and returned to my hometown. Definitely, I had a good C.V.; I wasimmediately hired and became a staff member. Of course, I demanded the same treatment from my students. At this time, the announcer, observing uneasiness on chief justice's face, interrupted him and said:
o Cut that bullshit short and get to the point!.
