> >> A man goes to a public golf course. He approaches the man behind the
> >> counter
> >> in the pro shop and says, "I would like 18 holes of golf and a caddie."
> >>
> >> The man behind the counter says, "The 18 holes of golf is no problem, but
> >> all of the caddies are out on the course.
> >>
> >> What I will do for you is this: We just received 8 brand new robot golf
> >> caddies. If you're willing to take one with you out on the course and
> >> come
> >> back and tell me how well it works, your round of golf is on me today."
> >>
> >> The golfer obviously accepted the man's offer. He approached the first
> >> tee,
> >> looked at the fairway and said to himself, "I think my driver will do the
> >> job."
> >>
> >> "The robot caddie turned to the man and said, "No sir. Use your 3 wood. A
> >> driver is far too much club for this hole."
> >>
> >> Hesitantly, the golfer pulled out his 3 wood, made good contact with the
> >> ball, and the ball landed about 10 feet to the right front of the hole on
> >> the green.
> >>
> >> The golfer, delighted, turned to the robot and thanked him for his
> >> assistance.
> >>
> >> As the golfer pulled out his putter he said, "I think this green is gonna
> >> break left to right."
> >>
> >> The robot then again spoke up and said, "No sir. I do believe this green
> >> will break right to left"
> >>
> >> Thinking about the last time the robot corrected his prediction, he
> >> decided
> >> again to listen to the machine.
> >>
> >> He made his putt and birdied the hole thanks to the robot and his advice.
> >> But his luck didn't end there. His entire game was the best game he ever
> >> played, thanks to the assistance of the new robot golf caddie.
> >>
> >> Upon returning to the clubhouse, the man behind the counter asked, "How
> >> was
> >> your game?"
> >>
> >> The golfer stated, "It was, by far, the BEST game I ever played. Thank
> >> you
> >> very much for letting me take one of your robots. See you next week.
> >>
> >> A week passed, and excited, the golfer returned to the pro shop.
> >>
> >> Upon entering, he turned to the man behind the counter and said, "I would
> >> like 18 holes of golf and one of those robot golf caddies, please."
> >>
> >> The gentleman from behind the counter turned to the man and said, "Well
> >> the
> >> 18 holes is no problem. However, we had to get rid of the robots. We had
> >> too
> >> many complaints."
> >>
> >> Confused, the golfer cried, "COMPLAINTS? Who in the heck could've
> >> complained
> >> about those robots? They were incredible"
> >>
> >> The man sighed and said, "Well, it wasn't their performance.
> >>
> >> It was that they were made of shiny silver metal, and the sun reflecting
> >> off
> >> them was blinding to other golfers on the fairway."
> >>
> >> The golfer said, "So then why didn't you just paint them black?"
> >>
> >> The man nodded sadly and replied, "We did. Then four of 'em didn't show
> >> up
> >> for work, two filed for welfare, and the other two robbed the pro shop."
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