>A boss wondered why one of his most valued employees had not phoned
>in
>sick one day. Having an urgent problem with one of the main computers,
>he
>dialed the employee's home phone number and was greeted with a child's
>whisper.
> >
> > "Hello."
> > "Is your daddy home?" he asked. "Yes," whispered the small voice.
> > "May I talk with him?" The child whispered, "No."
> > Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, "Is
your
>Mommy there?"
> > "Yes." "May I talk with her?"
> > Again the small voice whispered, "No."
> > Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the
>boss
>asked, "Is anybody else there?"
> > "Yes," whispered the child, "a policeman."
! > > ; Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the
boss
>asked, "May I speak with the policeman?"
> > "No, he's busy", whispered the child.
> > "Busy doing what?"
> > "Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman," came the whispered
>answer.
> > Growing more worried as he heard what sounded like a helicopter
>through
>the earpiece on the phone, the boss asked, "What is that noise?"
> > "A hello-copper" answered the whispering voice.
> > "What is going on there?" demanded the boss, now truly
apprehensive.
> > Again, whispering, the child answered, "The search team just landed
>the
>hello-copper."
> > Alarmed, concerned and a little frustrated the boss asked, "What
are
>they
>searching for?"
> > Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle:
> >
> > "ME."