He approaches
the man behind the counter in the pro shop and says, "I would like
18 holes of golf and a caddie."
The man
behind the counter says, "The 18 holes of golf is no problem, but
all of the caddies are out on the course. What I will do for you is
this: We just received 8 brand new robot golf caddies. If you're
willing to take one with you out on the course and come back and
tell me how well it works, your round of golf is on me today."
The golfer
obviously accepted the man's offer.
He approached
the first tee, looked at the fairway and said to himself, "I think
my driver will do the job."
The robot
caddie turned to the man and said, "No sir. Use your 3 wood. A
driver is far too much club for this hole."
Hesitantly,
the golfer pulled out his 3 wood, made good contact with the ball,
and the ball landed about 10 feet to the right front of the hole on
the green.
The golfer,
delighted, turned to the robot and thanked him for his assistance.
As the golfer
pulled out his putter he said, "I think this green is gonna break
left to right."
The robot
then again spoke up and said, "No sir. I do believe this green will
break right to left"
Thinking
about the last time the robot corrected his prediction, he decided
again to listen to the machine.
He made his
putt and birdied the hole thanks to the robot and his advice.
But his luck
didn't end there. His entire game was the best game he ever played,
thanks to the assistance of the new robot golf caddie.
Upon
returning to the clubhouse, the man behind the counter asked, "How
was your game ?" The golfer stated, "It was, by far, the BEST game I
ever played. Thank you very much for letting me take one of your
robots.
A week
passed, and excited, the golfer returned to the pro shop.
Upon
entering, he turned to the man behind the counter and said, "I would
like 18 holes of golf and one of those robot golf caddies, please."
The gentleman
from behind the counter turned to the man and said, "Well the 18
holes is no problem. However, we had to get rid of the robots. We
had too many complaints."
Confused, the
golfer cried, "COMPLAINTS? Who in the heck could've complained about
those robots? They were incredible"
The man
sighed and said, "Well, it wasn't their performance.
It was that
they were made of shiny silver metal, and the sun reflecting off
them was blinding to other golfers on the fair way. "
The golfer
said, "So then why didn't you just paint them black?"
The man
nodded sadly and replied, "We did. Then four of 'em didn't show up
for work, two filed for welfare, one of them robbed the pro shop,
and the other is running for
President."