A foreigner came to the USA to get a job, he couldn't speak a word
of English. The employment counselor told him there were no job
openings for people who could speak no English, but if the man
would learn at least a couple of words, she would see what she
could find for him.
So the man went out to learn a couple of words of English, the
first place he went was a rocket launch-pad. When the rocket went
up, he got so excited, and was shouting and pointing, the other
spectators told him that was the take-off. All he could remember
was the word 'take-off' but he figured that was good for one.
The next place he went was a zoo. He saw all the animal exibits,
but he went back again and again to one certain cage. Eventually
he heard someone call the animal a zebra. He figured zebra was
good for the second word.
When he went back to the employment office, the counselor asked
him what he had learned. He answered "Take-off zebra."
