Don’t Mess with the Referee!
Por:
Shamir Galvá
The
towns of Weston and Dustin had been bitter rivals for many years. Each year on
the first of May, they used to meet in the annual soccer match on neutral
ground between the two towns. Neither of the teams was used to losing—or
winning, for that matter. The matches usually ended in a tie. Nobody can
remember the last time either team won!
The
last match was in 1990, and this is what happened. The score was tied at one
goal each. The Weston team scored just as the referee called the end of the
game. The angry players and supporters of the Weston team chased the referee
from the field.
The
referee was a fast runner, and dashed into a restaurant. But the owner of the
restaurant was a Weston fan. He recognized the referee and threw him out.
The
referee was used to dealing with angry teams, and he made a plan to get the
last laugh. He called up the coach of the Weston team and pretended he was the
owner of the restaurant. “You ought to bring your whole team over here,” he
said. “I’d like to offer you a free meal.”
He
then called the restaurant and said he was the coach of the Weston team.
“I’d
like to bring my whole team over and buy them a meal,” he said.
Who
do you think paid the bill at the end of the meal?
From: SUCCESS Communicating in English Michael Walker ADDISON-WESLEY
PUBLISHING COMPANY 1995
