Irish Job Applicant

Murphy applied for a fork lift operator job at a famous Irish 

firm based in Dublin. A Polish guy applied for the same job, 

and since both applicants had similar qualifications, they were 

asked to take a test and led to a quiet room with no interruptions 

by the Manager.

When the results were in, both men had scored 19 out of 20. 

The manager went to Murphy and said, "Thank you both for 

coming to the interview, but after we've looked closely at the 

results, we've decided to give the Polish man the job."

Murphy, "And why in the hell would you be doing dat? We 

both got 19 questions roite. And this being Ireland, and me 

being Irish, surely I should get the job."
 
Manager, " We have made our decision not on the correct 

answers, but on the question you got wrong."
 
Murphy, "Tell me now, how could one incorrect answer be 

better than another?"

Manager, "Simple. On question number 7, the Pole wrote 

down, 'I don't know.' You put down, "Neither do I."