Ping Pong Balls

Jacques and Pierre have been working at the same business for awhile and a position in management has just opened up. The hiring manager is conflicted because the two friends have the exact same credentials and are all around identical workers. But the hiring manager had an idea.

One morning he approached Jacques and Pierre, told them about the new open position and told them, "Go get me ping pong balls." He left the command as open as possible, in order to see what kind of reaction he would get from both of them. They were a little confused at first, but quickly left to go fulfill their task. Not even half an hour later, Pierre came back. He had brought a 3-pack of ping pong balls.

Nearly the entire day passes with no sign of Jacques. Pierre is certain he is going to get the job. The hiring manager is about to offer Pierre the job when Jacques suddenly bursts through the door, completely out of breath. His body is bruised and bloody and he's walking with a limp. He is carrying a large, bloody sack over his shoulder. He is clearly in very bad shape, but nonetheless, he has a victory grin across his face.

Hiring Manager: "What took so long Jacques? Did you get the ping pong balls?"

Jacques, with a sudden moment of clarity, "Ping pong balls?! I thought you said King Kong's balls!"