A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a
woman below.
He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a
friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The woman replied, "You are in a hot air balloon hovering about 30 feet above the
ground, between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude, and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be a teacher," said the balloonist.
"I am," replied the woman, "but how did you know?"
"Well," answered the man, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no
idea what to make of your information, and the fact is, I am still lost. Frankly, you haven't
been much help to me so far."
The woman responded, "You must be an administrator."
"I am," replied the balloonist, but how did you know that?"
"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you are going. You have
risen to where you are due to a lot of hot air. You made a promise that you have no idea how
to keep, and you expect ME to solve your problem. The fact is, Sir, you're in exactly the same
position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's MY fault.