So, there are three golfers, (Bob, Max and Ted) who are looking for a fourth.
Bob mentions that his friend George is a pretty good golfer, so they decide to invite
him for the following Saturday.
"Sure, I'd love to play," says George, "but I may be about ten minutes
late, so wait for me."
So Saturday rolls around. Bob, Max, and Ted arrive promptly at 9:00 and find George
already waiting for them. He plays right-handed and beats them all.
Quite pleased with their new fourth, they ask him if he'd like to play again the
following Saturday.
"Yeah, sounds great," says George. "But I maybe about ten minutes late,
so wait for me."
The following Saturday, again, all four golfers show up on time, but this time George
plays left-handed and beats them all. As they're getting ready to leave, George says,
"See you next Saturday, but I may be about ten minutes late, so wait for me."
Every week, George is right on time and plays great with whichever hand he decides to
use. And every week, he departs with the same message.
After a couple months, Ted is pretty tired of this routine, so he says, "Wait a
minute, George. Every week you say you may be about ten minutes late, but you're right on
time. You beat us either left-handed or right-handed. What's the story?"
"Well," George says, "I'm kind of superstitious. When I get up in the
morning, I look at my wife. If she's sleeping on her left side, I play left-handed, and if
she's sleeping on her right side, I play right-handed."
"So what do you do if she's sleeping on her back?" Bob asks.
"Well... That's when I'm about ten minutes late." |