Young man Murphy applied for an engineering position at an 
Irish firm based in Dublin. An American applied for the same 
job and both applicants having the same qualifications were 
asked to take a test by the Department manager. 

Upon completion of the test both men only missed one of the 
questions. The manager went to Murphy and said, "Thank you 
for your interest, but we've decided to give the American the 
job."

Murphy: "And why would you be doing that? We both got 9 
questions correct. This being Ireland and me being Irish I 
should get the job!"

Manager: "We have made our decision not on the correct 
answers, but on the question you missed."

Murphy: "And just how would one incorrect answer be better 
than the other?"

Manager: "Simple. The American put down on question # 5, 'I 
don't know.' You put down 'Neither do I.'"