Two border patrol agents are at the border of Haiti and the DR on a scorching summer day. The air conditioning is out in their truck, so they are trying to take refuge from the sun under the only tree in the area. All of a sudden, they see three Haitian men jumping the fence into the DR. Neither of the agents wants to leave the shade, but they agree that they have to.
They go over to the three men and try to make a deal, ensuring that they'll be able to return to the shade quickly without having to do any paperwork.
The first agent says to the men, "If you can say a sentence in English that consists of the words 'green', 'pink', and 'yellow', then we'll let you cross without any hassle. If not, then you'll all have to return to Haiti without a fuss."
The first man thinks for a few minutes, but comes up with nothing. The agents send him back.
The second man sounds out the words, but can't put them in a sentence. The agents send him back as well.
The third man thinks for a couple of minutes, and then a big smile covers his face. "Okay, okay, I have one. When the phone 'greens', I 'pink' it up and say 'yellow'."
They go over to the three men and try to make a deal, ensuring that they'll be able to return to the shade quickly without having to do any paperwork.
The first agent says to the men, "If you can say a sentence in English that consists of the words 'green', 'pink', and 'yellow', then we'll let you cross without any hassle. If not, then you'll all have to return to Haiti without a fuss."
The first man thinks for a few minutes, but comes up with nothing. The agents send him back.
The second man sounds out the words, but can't put them in a sentence. The agents send him back as well.
The third man thinks for a couple of minutes, and then a big smile covers his face. "Okay, okay, I have one. When the phone 'greens', I 'pink' it up and say 'yellow'."