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> An Italian man wants a job, but the owner won't hire him until he

>passes a little math test. Here's your first question," the boss says.

>"Without using numbers, represent the number 9." "Without numbers?" the

>Italian says, "Datsa easy." And he proceeds to draw three trees. "What's

>this?" the boss asks. "Ain't you got no brain? Tree, and tree, and tree

>makea nine," says the Italian. "Fair enough," says the boss. "Here's your

>second question. Use the same rules, but this time the number is 99." The

>Italian stares into space for a while, then picks up the picture that he

>has just drawn and makes a smudge on each tree. "There you go." The boss

>scratches his head and says, "How on earth do you get that to Represent

>99?" "E! ach of da trees is dirty now. So, it's dirty tree, and dirty tree,

>and dirty tree. Datsa 99." The boss is getting worried that he's going to

>actually have to hire this Italian, So he says, "All right, last question.

>Same rules again, but represent the number 100." The Italian stares into

>space some more, Then he picks up the picture again and Makes a little

>mark at the base of each tree and says, "There you go. One 'undred." The

>boss looks at the attempt. "You must be nuts if you think that represents a

>hundred!" (You're going to love this one!!!) The Italian leans forward

>and points to the marks at the base of each tree and says, "A littlea dog

>come along and crapa by each tree. So now you gotta dirty tree and a turd,

>dirty tree and a turd, and dirty tree and a turd, Datsa make one

>'undred!! So, whena I start?"