“How do you make a slow worker fast?”/“Don’t give him anything to eat for a while.”

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

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Entry from June 30, 2017

“How do you make a slow worker fast?”/“Don’t give him anything to eat for a while.”

An employment riddle was posted on Reddit—Dad Jokes on June 26, 2017:

Q: How do you make a slow worker fast?
A: Don’t give him anything to eat for a while.

Reddit—Dad Jokes
How do you make a slow worker fast? (self.dadjokes)
submitted June 26, 2017 by ryzikx
Don’t give him anything to eat for a while.

The Amazingly Lame Joke of the Day
Friday, June 30, 2017
How do you make a slow worker fast?
Don’t give him anything to eat for a while.
Posted by Tim Wycislak at 8:09 AM

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Work/Businesses • Friday, June 30, 2017 • Permalink

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