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Engineers in the Restroom

Three engineers were in the bathroom standing at the urinals. The first engineer finished and walked over to the sink to wash and dry his hands very carefully. He used paper towel after paper towel and ensured that every single spot of water on his hands was dried. Turning to the others, he said, "At Hewlett Packard, we are trained to be extremely thorough."

When the second engineer finished, he also washed his hands and used a single paper towel and made sure that he dried his hands using every available portion of the paper towel. He said, "At Oracle, not only are we trained to be extremely thorough, but we are also trained to be extremely efficient."

The third engineer finished and walked straight for the door, shouting over his shoulder at his fastidious cohorts, "At Apple Computer, Inc. we don't pee on our hands."