Tyrone applied for a fork lift operator job at a famous firm based in Detroit. A white man applied for the same job and since both applicants had similar qualifications, they were asked to take a test and were led to a quiet room with no interruptions by the Manager.

When the results were in, both men had scored 19 out of 20 questions. The manager went to Tyrone and said, "Thank you for coming to the interview, but we've decided to give the other guy the job."

Tyrone said, "And why would you be doing that, are you a racist? We both got 19 questions right? This being Detroit and me being a person of color, surely I should get the job."

The Manager responded, "We have made our decision not on the correct answers, but on the question you got wrong."

Tyrone said, "Tell me now, how would one incorrect answer be better than another?"

The Manager said, "Simple. On question number 7 the white guy wrote down, 'I don't know.' And you put down, 'Neither do I.'"