An engineer a physicist and a lawyer were being interviewed for a position as chief executive officer of a large corporation The engineer was interviewed first and was asked a long list of questions ending with How much is two plus two? The engineer excused himself and made a series of measurements and calculations before returning to the board room and announcing Four The physicist was next interviewed and was asked the same questions Before answering the last question he excused himself made for the library and did a great deal of research After a consultation with the United States Bureau of Standards and many calculations he also announced Four The lawyer was interviewed last and was asked the same questions At the end of his interview before answering the last question he drew all the shades in the room looked outside the door to see if anyone was there checked the telephone for listening devices and asked How much do you want it to be?

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