Tyrone applied for a fork lift operator job at a construction firm in Detroit.

A white guy also applied for the same job that both applicants had similar qualifications for and were asked to take a test.

The manager took them to a quiet room where there would be no interruptions.

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

The manager took Tyrone aside and said, "Thank you for coming to the interview,

Tyrone, but, we have decided to give the job to the white guy."

Tyrone answered and asked, "Why would you be doing that, are you a racist?

We both got 19 questions correct and this being Detroit and me being black.....surely

I should get the job!"

The manager said, "We have made our decision not on the correct answers, but specifically on the question that you both got wrong."

Tyrone said, "Tell me how would one wrong answer be better than another."

The manager responded, "Simple, on question number 7 the white guy wrote down,

"I don't know,

'You put down, 'Neither do I'."

A buddy of mine had a HVAC business in Houston in the 60's.His main operating area was Meyerland (rich Jewish district).He placed an ad for a new secretary + this woman calls + says "I'se callin bout dat job,+ I's sho cud use da money" + more of the same. So Dave tells her the position has already been filled.Not 3 days later in comes the NAACP + a Federal agent to press discrimination charges. Dave tells the agent, "Look if that woman answers my phone my whole business goes down the tube."The agent took pity on him + said,"Next time in your advert,say,must have good diction." Saved his ass.