This guy decides to go into the coal-mining business, so he buys a coal mine and hires three men to work the mine: An Irishman, a German, and a Chinaman.

He instructs the Irishman to dig the coal, the German to bring the carts to the surface to dump the coal, and places the Chinaman in charge of supplies.

The new owner leaves for a few days. Upon his return, he finds the Irishman digging, and the German dumping, but sees no sign of the Chinaman.

He asks the two workers if they've seen the missing Chinaman, but they both say that they haven't seen him anywhere. They begin a search, all through the mine, and then around outside.

As they're going down the path leading away from the mine, calling, "Chinaman, Chinaman!", he suddenly leaps out from behind a tree and yells, "Suplise!"

This message was edited by Larry Fine on 08/09/02 03:14.01.