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An 18th century Chinese joke
The Carpenter
A homeowner hired a carpenter to install a locking bolt for his door. But the carpenter installed it on the outside of the door, rather than the inside, meaning anyone could open the lock and enter.
The homeowner: "You must be blind!"
The carpenter: “It’s you who are blind.”
The homeowner, now angry: “Me? Why am I blind?”
The carpenter: “Why would you have hired me otherwise?”
~From Xiao Lin Guang Ji
A homeowner hired a carpenter to install a locking bolt for his door. But the carpenter installed it on the outside of the door, rather than the inside, meaning anyone could open the lock and enter.
The homeowner: "You must be blind!"
The carpenter: “It’s you who are blind.”
The homeowner, now angry: “Me? Why am I blind?”
The carpenter: “Why would you have hired me otherwise?”
~From Xiao Lin Guang Ji