The Tap (funny)
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The Tap (funny) Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed?
The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of
them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in
an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He
carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he
immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully,
top to bottom.
Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he
would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man
reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently
tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He
carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week
later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten
thousand dollars.
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"
So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemised
bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer ........................ $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap ..........................$ 9998.00
The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of
them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in
an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He
carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he
immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully,
top to bottom.
Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he
would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man
reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently
tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He
carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week
later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten
thousand dollars.
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"
So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemised
bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer ........................ $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap ..........................$ 9998.00
thats nothing! 
