The local sheriff was looking for a deputy, so
Gomer - who was not exactly the sharpest nail in
the bucket went in to try out for the job.
"Okay," the sheriff drawled, "Gomer, what is 1
and 1?" "11" he replied. The sheriff thought to
himself, "That's not what I meant, but he's
right." "What two days of the weekstart with the
letter 'T'?" "Today and tomorrow." He was
again surprised that Gomer supplied a correct
answer that he had never thought of himself. 

"Now Gomer, listen carefully: Who killed Abraham
Lincoln?" Gomer looked a little surprised
himself, then thought really hard for a minute and
finally admitted, "I don't know." "Well, why
don't you go home and work on that one for a
while?" So, Gomer wandered over to the pool hall
where his pals were waiting to hear the results of
the interview. Gomer was exultant. "It went
great! First day on the job and I'm already
working on a murder case!"