One day, Uncle Joe got fired from his construction job. His nephew asked him what happened.

You know what a foreman is?" Uncle Joe asked.

"The one who stands around and watches the other men work, what's that got to do with it?" the nephew inquired.

Well, he just got jealous of me," Uncle Joe explained. "Everyone thought I was the foreman."

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Joe, O'Hara's long time foreman, died in his sleep one night. O'Hara had depended on Joe for advice on every aspect, from framing to finishing. In addition, Joe had been his closest friend. So, it was understandable that O'Hara didn't take kindly to the droves of ambitious carpenters who wanted Joe's job.

"They don't even have the decency to wait until the man is buried," O'Hara muttered.

At the cemetery, one eager beaver made his way to O'Hara's side.

"Sir" the man said. "Is there a chance that I could take Joe's place?"

"Certainly," O'Hara replied. "But you'd better hurry. I think the casket is almost covered."  

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A local construction company needed to hire another worker, two applicants had written an aptitude test and the foreman was informing the second person that the first person would be hired.

"There were ten questions, we both answered nine right, how come he got the job? " the applicant asked.

"Well." the foreman replied, " You both missed number five, but he answered, I don't Know, you answered, Neither do I."

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