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Subject:It's Friday!!!?
From:John Rodgers
Date:Fri, 22 Sep 2000 15:38:14 -0500

It's a bit of a stretch but does have to do with vehicles. The story
comes to me by way of a lady friend.

John Rodgers
88GL Driver
*******

OB-GYN Mechanic

> A lady gynecologist had a burning desire to change careers and become
a
> mechanic.
>
> So she found out from her local tech college what was involved,
> signed up for evening classes and attended diligently, learning all
> she could.
>
> When time for the practical exam approached, she prepared
> carefully for weeks, and completed the exam with tremendous skill.
>
> When the results came back, she was surprised to find that she had
> obtained a mark of 150%.
>
> Fearing an error, she called the instructor, saying "I  don't  want
> to appear ungrateful for such an outstanding result, but I wondered
> if there had been an error which needed adjusting."
>
> The instructor said, "During the exam, you took the engine apart
> perfectly, which was worth 50% of the total mark. You put the
> engine back together, again perfectly, which is also worth 50% of
> the mark. I gave you an extra 50% because you did all of it THROUGH
> the muffler..."

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