There is a factory in Northern Minnesota
> which makes the Tickle Me Elmo toys. The toy
> laughs when you tickle it under the arms.
> >
> >Well, Lena is hired at The Tickle Me
> Elmo factory and she reports for her first day
> promptly at 8:00 AM. The next day at 8:45 AM
> there is a knock at the Personnel Manager's
> door. The Foreman throws open the door and
> begins to rant about the new employee.
>
> >He complains that she is incredibly slow
> and the whole line is backing up, putting the
> entire production line behind schedule.
>
> >The Personnel Manager decides he should
> see this for himself, so the 2 men march down
> to the factory floor.
>
> >When they get there the line is so
> backed up that there are Tickle Me Elmo's all
> over the factory floor and they're really
> beginning to pile up. At the end of the line
> stands Lena surrounded by mountains of Tickle
> Me Elmo's.
>
> She has a roll of plush red fabric and a
> huge bag of small marbles.
>
> >The 2 men watch in amazement as she cuts
> a little piece of fabric, wraps it around two
> marbles and begins to carefully sew the little
> package between Elmo's legs. The Personnel
> Manager bursts into laughter. After several
> minutes of hysterics he pulls himself
> together and approaches Lena.
>
> >"I'm sorry," he says to her, barely able
> to keep a straight face, "but I think you
> misunderstood the instructions I gave you
> yesterday..."
>
> >"Your job is to give Elmo two test
> tickles.
