The efficiency expert concluded his lecture with a note of caution. <br> <br>&quot;You don't want to try these techniques at home.&quot; <br><br>&quot;Why not?&quot; asked someone from the back of the audience. <br><br>&quot;I watched my wife's routine at breakfast for years,&quot; the expert explained. &quot;She made lots of trips to the refrigerator, stove, table and cabinets, often carrying just a single item at a time. 'Hon,' I suggested, 'Why don't you try carrying several things at once?'&quot; <br><br>The voice from the back asked, &quot;Did it save time?&quot; <br><br>The expert replied, &quot;Actually, yes. It used to take her twenty <br>minutes to get breakfast ready. Now I do it in seven.&quot; <br>

 

Oh yes, the old tell the wife how to do her job trick, backfires every time.