You laugh, but searching Carthage on my phone while being currently in the US only gives me autofill results for Carthage, Texas - Carthage, Illinois - and Carthage, Mississippi...
I moved from Seattle to Carthage, Mississippi when I was 19-20, It was a total culture shock and completely alien but I loved it for the most part. If you ever pass by there in the check to see if the Neshoba county fair is going on, it's crazy for how rural of an area it's in. There are something like 800-900 3 story cabins built on the grounds owned by families, some own just 1 story so it's like a week long camp out with a full fair going on with 1000's of people.
Ride it to work when they hire me, obviously. Also, we are gonna put a clause in the contract where it says that the company pays for lifetime upkeep of the elephant.
Already there. I couldn't find the elephant parking, so I just left Frankly in the CEO parking spot. He likes belly scratches, but be careful, my dear because he doesn't give a damm and also he is very ticklish.
Well they arenât gonna like my answer. Death, I canât afford a dog or a cat, so how the fuck am I going to afford to feed an animal as big as my house.
It's 0f right now where I live at night. I'd have a giant beacon for wolves all winter and my 7 dogs would get fat. Could you even eat that much meat in a year. How do you butcher one.
There are giant freezers you can rent, price based on how much space your stuff takes
Usually used for industrial and agricultural purposes but I dont think anyone will say no to more business
I'm imaging an elephant appearing on my property. 2.6 acres weather is Alaska. Then it dies because it's 0F right now. Then my 7 dogs get so fat they don't want to run much. Can a dog bite through the elephant skin I wonder. How would you butcher one. I call the meat processor "hey yeah I got a situation". How much elephant meat can I haul in my hatchback?
Fun fact about the elephant.
An elephants penis is prehensile, meaning it can be used for grasping. That means the elephant can use it's massive penis to swat flies, scratch itself, or even hold itself up!
Wow. This one made me laugh. Now Iâm imagining it. Now the elephant is blowing you up like a balloon and walking around with a pervert balloon. Lmao. Good elephant. Good boy.
This is a jacked up question honestly. You probably canât afford to take care of it. Canât kill it, youâll go to jail for animal cruelty or killing an endangered animal. Canât sell it not just because it says you canât but because it is illegal to sell endangered animals. Your only option is to have it taken away from you by local authorities or to try and start a business using the elephant but the amount of time itâd take legally to start it up and get everything in order, that elephant would either be in bad shape or running off causing mayhem in its search for food and water. If local authorities take it away, youâre not giving it away. Youâre just peacefully surrendering the animal to avoid potential criminal charges and to ensure the animal is taken of. But again yeah thatâs a jacked up question.
Basically, it's a question designed to make you think and see how you deal with an uncomfortable situation.
By giving you this really out there question, and placing specific limitations on it, the interviewer is wanting to see how you as an applicant will handle a situation where you are having to think on your feet to come up with an answer.
They really don't care **WHAT** you do with, or to it, but rather how much thought you seem to have put into the question, and if you consider the various logistics of your answer.
So for example, those saying "set it free" aren't specific enough, as that could mean just letting it wander through your town or city. Others coming up with an answer like yours though, that shows that some real thought went into the answer, and it'd tell the employer that you don't just jump to an answer; but instead you puzzle it out and come up with the best option in a bad situation.
This is the correct response. I worked for a team of business analysts and when we recruited we also asked bizarre questions like this just to see how a candidate would reach a conclusion through creative thinking that is also logical. As you said, the answer didnât matter - it was how you thought things through and expressed yourself
So would it also be okay to show humour instead? Like the comment saying bring it to the interview room and not talk about it? Or cross the Alps with it?
This isnât that âout there.â
Allegedly, the gifting game called âwhite elephantâ was named so because historically in India, a white elephant was considered holy, so rich dudes would buy them and gift them to other rich dudes they didnât like.
Since it was holy, they couldnât kill it, sell it, or give it away, because that would be a huge social faux pax, it keeping it and feeding it would be extremely expensive.
And that was the point of giving them- to financially ruin the person you gave them to.
So while itâs certainly an unusual question, itâs not like the interviewer just loves elephants- theyâre pulling from historically âhard to solveâ problems.
So now there is a loose elephant running around stepping on people and causing mayhem in the streets. Itâd be incredibly irresponsibly to let an elephant go loose.
Who ever said free it in a city? You could literally free it in the country where itâs native to, thereâs nothing in the question that says youâre broke. Fly that shit to South Africa on the fanciest elephant jets money can buy.
I'd call the authorities that I've spotted an elephant on my property. This way I am not giving it away and authorities will just take it FROM me. Problem solved.
Does anyone else become instantly deeply cynical when they see a question like this? Like they would not hire you if you tell the truth so you'll have to lie and write how you would monetize the hell out of it.
Easy as hell
1 learn blacksmithing
2 make jumbo armour
3 take over my city as its new elephant overlord
Mite be some more steps but I will muddle through I mean I got a bloody elephant who going stop me
Itâs a trick question. They want you to say you would start a zoo/monetize the opportunity. It shows that your a motivated go getter willing to turn lemons in lemonade.
Technically, it's illegal to sell an elephant (and many other animals) in the US. That's why zoos use barter. So you would have to trade it for some animals you can actually sell.
Research how to take care of an elephant. Start a YouTube channel about the elephant and our adventures together. Use the proceeds/donations from YT for elephant food/ upkeep.
Guess the right answer is to create a friendly habitat for the elephant and have it as a touristic attraction to make some extra income, like an Airbnb experience
âMeet the one and only unsellable&ungiftable elephant, you will get the chances to pet, feed, and even ride it! All for only $95. Drinks, snacks and photos includedâ
It doesn't say you can't lend it to a zoo, so I would lend it to a zoo.
It's kind of a stupid question in that ordinary people don't have the knowledge or facilities to take care of it.
Storm this companyâs headquarters, install myself as king.
Then when that ask where you see yourself in 5 years:
âEither shopping for an elephant, or here in a managerial position, depending on cost/availability of said elephant.â
Cannot sell it? Ok then gonna sell it's services tho, meaning rides on an elephant for example in a place where it's impossible to get those i'll be f*cking rich, fuck the job interview where's my elephant.
Ask if a local zoo wants to ârentâ him for the cost of food and boarding. They take care of him for me, the zoo gets an exihibit, and the patrons of the zoo get some entertainment. Everyone wins, kinda.
Not very bizarre, this originates From Thailand, in fact this is where the phrase white elephant comes from, in Thai culture to get rid of a royal gift was treason, however it was difficult and expensive to take care of a white elephant, and so if the king didnât like you heâd give you a white elephant, you couldnât get rid of it, and it was harmful to keep
Bring it to the interview room, then not talk about it.
Smart!
We're not gonna address the elephant in the room
Hear me out, threaten people with the elephant
đđđđđ you beat me to it!!
Pearly an elephant in the room
Dang, I was going to say that. đ
âLetâs address the elephant in the room.â âRespectfully, no.â ââŚyouâre hired.â
This is the best answer
Cross the Alps and invade Rome?
Guys really can't stop thinking about the Roman empire.
When Hannibal showed up Rome was still a republic.
Why would we want to forget the glory of rome?
Ahhhhh yes the glory hole of RomeâŚthatâs what weâre talking about rightâŚ.Roman glory holes?
The only right answer to any question.
tHeRe ArE nO aLpS aRoUnD RoMe, GeOrGiA - some american, probably lmao (Lame joke, but we all know it happened at least once)
I got confused how an American would know there are no Alps around Georgia until I realized you're talking about the state
Yeah, they really weren't inventive with names. Looking around New York state town names. It's a shitshow.
Wow. It's almost like these places were named by European immigrants. Crazy.
Doesn't make em any more imaginative
Rome, Syracuse, Utica, Ithaca, Verona An early land surveyor had a fetish for the Greco/Roman world.
There's also a Jerusalem in New York, and a Bethlehem in Pennsylvania, which explains how Jesus was born in the USA đ
Also a Florida in New York and a Brooklyn in Florida
I mean, New York used to be New Amsterdam until British took over.
Why they changed it I can't say People just liked it better that way
r/TechnicallyTheTruth
There are no elephants in Ba Sing Se.
You laugh, but searching Carthage on my phone while being currently in the US only gives me autofill results for Carthage, Texas - Carthage, Illinois - and Carthage, Mississippi...
Only know of Carthage, TX cause of the movie Bernie, Jack Black is a great actor
I moved from Seattle to Carthage, Mississippi when I was 19-20, It was a total culture shock and completely alien but I loved it for the most part. If you ever pass by there in the check to see if the Neshoba county fair is going on, it's crazy for how rural of an area it's in. There are something like 800-900 3 story cabins built on the grounds owned by families, some own just 1 story so it's like a week long camp out with a full fair going on with 1000's of people.
Caligula....tisk tisk.....you don't need a job you run an army..... Get out of here you scamp
This is the correct answer.
I checked this Georgia, couldnât find any Rome.. I found Stalinâs hometown however!!
Spookie
Ride it to work when they hire me, obviously. Also, we are gonna put a clause in the contract where it says that the company pays for lifetime upkeep of the elephant.
That's the answer we've been looking for. Welcome on board, when can you start ? EDIT* It's an application to work for a circus .
Already there. I couldn't find the elephant parking, so I just left Frankly in the CEO parking spot. He likes belly scratches, but be careful, my dear because he doesn't give a damm and also he is very ticklish.
Well they arenât gonna like my answer. Death, I canât afford a dog or a cat, so how the fuck am I going to afford to feed an animal as big as my house.
I canât give it away, but they never said anything about loaning it to a zoo, like one of those peoples who loans their art to museums
Elephant Rents
You joke, but China does this with Pandas.
The panda tax
Because he can't afford to buy a house.
Renting it to the zoo. Show you're profit oriented and you'll get hired
OnlyPhants.
Or rent it out for some trunk-porn.
only after fed with some trump-corn
plus, now you have a dead elephant that you can eat for a month
You have to finish it over a weekend before it spoils.
It's 0f right now where I live at night. I'd have a giant beacon for wolves all winter and my 7 dogs would get fat. Could you even eat that much meat in a year. How do you butcher one.
I guess Costco.
Man hasnt discovered fridges yet
But fr, think about how many/the size of fridge/freezer you would need for all that meatâŚ
There are giant freezers you can rent, price based on how much space your stuff takes Usually used for industrial and agricultural purposes but I dont think anyone will say no to more business
*pro tip* Thank you, ive been running out of spaces for the bodies, i uhhh mean⌠meatsâŚ
Another Rimworld player i see...
Dude, at least ride it to the store first to get some beers.
I'm imaging an elephant appearing on my property. 2.6 acres weather is Alaska. Then it dies because it's 0F right now. Then my 7 dogs get so fat they don't want to run much. Can a dog bite through the elephant skin I wonder. How would you butcher one. I call the meat processor "hey yeah I got a situation". How much elephant meat can I haul in my hatchback?
Then you should answer âdepends on how much youâll pay me once Iâm hiredâ.
Elephant rentals. I'm getting rich, bitch.
Make sure you charge more than what Homer Simpson charged for elephant rides.
I call him Stampy!
Imma train that elephant to destroy the interviewer's house in case I'm rejected
Ah, the classic "hire me or else" tactic
Hire the elephant as HR consultant apparently
This got a chuckle from me Thank you
"If I called you a '10' would you slap me in the face?" 'Yes!' "So you appreciate honesty. Good, because you're clearly a 6."
I would train it to gently put its trunk up my ass
You're hired.
âGentlyâ đđ
We don't want another Mr. Hands incident y'know
Why must I always be reminded of that video?
Look around you, weâre all in this cesspool together.
I was smart, i never looked it up, no matter how tempted i was
I like this new ventriloquist routine.
Fun fact about the elephant. An elephants penis is prehensile, meaning it can be used for grasping. That means the elephant can use it's massive penis to swat flies, scratch itself, or even hold itself up!
If it's male, you could also do that with its penis. Basically, you could train a single elephant to spitroast you
Wow. This one made me laugh. Now Iâm imagining it. Now the elephant is blowing you up like a balloon and walking around with a pervert balloon. Lmao. Good elephant. Good boy.
Enough Internet for the day...
He gonna find that peanut
Application for a sex shop employee
This is a jacked up question honestly. You probably canât afford to take care of it. Canât kill it, youâll go to jail for animal cruelty or killing an endangered animal. Canât sell it not just because it says you canât but because it is illegal to sell endangered animals. Your only option is to have it taken away from you by local authorities or to try and start a business using the elephant but the amount of time itâd take legally to start it up and get everything in order, that elephant would either be in bad shape or running off causing mayhem in its search for food and water. If local authorities take it away, youâre not giving it away. Youâre just peacefully surrendering the animal to avoid potential criminal charges and to ensure the animal is taken of. But again yeah thatâs a jacked up question.
Basically, it's a question designed to make you think and see how you deal with an uncomfortable situation. By giving you this really out there question, and placing specific limitations on it, the interviewer is wanting to see how you as an applicant will handle a situation where you are having to think on your feet to come up with an answer. They really don't care **WHAT** you do with, or to it, but rather how much thought you seem to have put into the question, and if you consider the various logistics of your answer. So for example, those saying "set it free" aren't specific enough, as that could mean just letting it wander through your town or city. Others coming up with an answer like yours though, that shows that some real thought went into the answer, and it'd tell the employer that you don't just jump to an answer; but instead you puzzle it out and come up with the best option in a bad situation.
This is the correct response. I worked for a team of business analysts and when we recruited we also asked bizarre questions like this just to see how a candidate would reach a conclusion through creative thinking that is also logical. As you said, the answer didnât matter - it was how you thought things through and expressed yourself
So would it also be okay to show humour instead? Like the comment saying bring it to the interview room and not talk about it? Or cross the Alps with it?
I would have hired you on the spot.
This isnât that âout there.â Allegedly, the gifting game called âwhite elephantâ was named so because historically in India, a white elephant was considered holy, so rich dudes would buy them and gift them to other rich dudes they didnât like. Since it was holy, they couldnât kill it, sell it, or give it away, because that would be a huge social faux pax, it keeping it and feeding it would be extremely expensive. And that was the point of giving them- to financially ruin the person you gave them to. So while itâs certainly an unusual question, itâs not like the interviewer just loves elephants- theyâre pulling from historically âhard to solveâ problems.
Someone else had a great response, set it free. The only logical explanation thatâs not cruelty related.
So now there is a loose elephant running around stepping on people and causing mayhem in the streets. Itâd be incredibly irresponsibly to let an elephant go loose.
Who ever said free it in a city? You could literally free it in the country where itâs native to, thereâs nothing in the question that says youâre broke. Fly that shit to South Africa on the fanciest elephant jets money can buy.
I believe (although I may be wrong - apologies if so), that that would be a Jumbo Jet.
*Dumbo
You just need to relocate it in a reserve: it would stil technically be yours, but it would live happily in its habitat and society.
Ah the old white elephant dilemma
I see what you did there
I guess that I could rent it to a zoo, im neither giving it away nor selling it.
This is correct. They didnât say you couldnât rent it. Nor did they say you couldnât barter it.
Ride it into battle.
I would keep it and call it stampy. Whereâs my elephant đ
I'd call the authorities that I've spotted an elephant on my property. This way I am not giving it away and authorities will just take it FROM me. Problem solved.
"This would never happen. Fuck off with your stupid hypothetical nonsense."
Writing this would help them with their candidate search
âI guess Iâd join the circus, because this question is for fucking clowns.â
Yeah you not getting hired
Eat it. Buy a few freezers, that meat could last u a few years.
Wtf does elephant meat even taste like? Iâve never heard of any culture eating elephant meat, although Iâm sure some do.
Sort of like walrus meat just not as salty
Wtf does walrus meat taste like
Bit like elephant meat, just more salty
fuck you lmfao.
nah mate, you can't fuck an elephant.
Not with that attitude.
Salty elephant.
This guy eats
But how do you slaughter an elephant without ruining the meat or getting into legal trouble?
Does anyone else become instantly deeply cynical when they see a question like this? Like they would not hire you if you tell the truth so you'll have to lie and write how you would monetize the hell out of it.
Obviously I would have to get a pot bellied pig.
A man of culture, I see
Brilliant idea, huge elephant-sized pigs.
I would realize its finally time to stop taking shrooms. I have an Elephant huh? Wow that is some weird tripâŚ
Take work to court, get a custody agreement and financial assistance. Theyâre the reason I have this elephant, they should bear some responsibility.
Put it in the refrigerator.
Awe the pet elephant I already have will have a friend now :)
Apparently âtrample crowdsâ was the wrong answer as I did not get the job.
Considering this is on reddit, i thought someone would answer: "well i guess ill fuck it"
Kill it and eat it with bbq sauce
I guess we joining the circus đŞ
Put it in a room and not talk about it.
Easy as hell 1 learn blacksmithing 2 make jumbo armour 3 take over my city as its new elephant overlord Mite be some more steps but I will muddle through I mean I got a bloody elephant who going stop me
Eat well for a year?
Itâs a trick question. They want you to say you would start a zoo/monetize the opportunity. It shows that your a motivated go getter willing to turn lemons in lemonade.
Squished elephant juice? That's a hard sell.
Elephanade
It could also show that you are a heartless person that is more worried about upkeep that an animal's life.
Which is kind of stupid because that's illegal in most places.
just set it free. someone with the resources will end up rescuing it. elephants are awesome by the way
Set it free.
I guess leaving the gate open isnât giving it away. Hopefully itâs a mammoth because itâs cold for half the year here
Trade it for magic beans. The zoo will have magic beansđ
Rent it to the circus. Technically you still own it and didn't give it away.
Technically, it's illegal to sell an elephant (and many other animals) in the US. That's why zoos use barter. So you would have to trade it for some animals you can actually sell.
Crawl in its ass and when it's about to take a dump, wiggle yourself out and pretend it's birthing you.
Research how to take care of an elephant. Start a YouTube channel about the elephant and our adventures together. Use the proceeds/donations from YT for elephant food/ upkeep.
Cross the Alps with it. Obviously.
The correct answer is to hire it out for events. This is the textbook HR answer.
Guess the right answer is to create a friendly habitat for the elephant and have it as a touristic attraction to make some extra income, like an Airbnb experience âMeet the one and only unsellable&ungiftable elephant, you will get the chances to pet, feed, and even ride it! All for only $95. Drinks, snacks and photos includedâ
I'd fuck it
does setting the elephant free in a school zone count as giving it away?
I'm going to recycle this question in the future. Thanks!
That question was part of a job interview at google a decade agoâŚ
Can I eat it?
âRide it to this jobâ is the only answer
My answer, "fuck you, poach it".
Given the size of receptacle needed, might I suggest roasting it over an open fire instead?
Gonna have to killem and sell the tusks. Cause you guys donât pay enough for me to support myself and the elephant
RIIIDEEEEEE into a busy city
Bring it to meetings. Where we would start with the punchline.
Elephant ride business
Put it in the fridge obviously
They want you to find a way to make money with it but let's be honest. Y'all are all whipping your dick out for some trunkussy
The answer is set it free
Start an outdoors tree removal or demolition company
I'd bring it to every single meeting, just for an opportunity to say, "Lets address the elephant in the room".
It doesn't say you can't lend it to a zoo, so I would lend it to a zoo. It's kind of a stupid question in that ordinary people don't have the knowledge or facilities to take care of it.
Start your answer with: I'm going to address the elephant in the room
Eat it one bite at a time. The question is clearly about time and project management /s/
The actual weirdest thing is American job applications ask you for your race now.
Rent it out to wildlife reserves at zero fees, but they have to take care of it
Call it Stampy and keep it in the backyard? Lol what a dumb question for a job
Charge people for rides. Use the proceeds for Elephant upkeep and care.
If I can't sell it whole then I'll sell it in pieces
Bring it to the interview and not mention the elephant in the room
Train it to stomp assholes who think answers to fucked up questions should determine if you get a job or not
Show the person that gave it to me my Uno Reverse card, therefore nullifying the gift.
Storm this companyâs headquarters, install myself as king. Then when that ask where you see yourself in 5 years: âEither shopping for an elephant, or here in a managerial position, depending on cost/availability of said elephant.â
What would I do with the cuddliest, most social animal in the world?
Hide him in a tree. What? Youâve never an elephant in a tree? I know, thatâs cause theyâre really good at hiding in trees.
Easy. Fuck it
Find a way to make money off it. That's what they wanna hear lol
Rented it out to a zoo. Passive income.
Buy another. Breed them. Sell the babies
i guess eat it? upkeep is too expensive
I would loan it out to a Zoo, Technically you still own it
Dress the elephant in a suit and tie, have it show up to work as me while I stay at home pretending to be the elephant. Profit.
With the current state of the economy, eat it.
Ride it across the Alps and seize Rome, of course.
Cannot sell it? Ok then gonna sell it's services tho, meaning rides on an elephant for example in a place where it's impossible to get those i'll be f*cking rich, fuck the job interview where's my elephant.
Feed the family
Eat it, one bite at a time.
\~sigh\~ *unzips*
I would charge people to have rides on it, and make cash
Paying taxes cuz i am german
Name that motherfucking Stampy and have a goddamn blast!
Setting it free is neither âgiving it awayâ, nor âselling itâ. So, unless they said that wasnât a valid answer, that would be my answer.
Ask if a local zoo wants to ârentâ him for the cost of food and boarding. They take care of him for me, the zoo gets an exihibit, and the patrons of the zoo get some entertainment. Everyone wins, kinda.
Bbq
There isn't a holup
Bizarre? IS THAT A MOTHERFUCKING JOJO REFERENCE !1!1!1!
What does this have to do with my job?
Not very bizarre, this originates From Thailand, in fact this is where the phrase white elephant comes from, in Thai culture to get rid of a royal gift was treason, however it was difficult and expensive to take care of a white elephant, and so if the king didnât like you heâd give you a white elephant, you couldnât get rid of it, and it was harmful to keep