A Cajun from Louisiana decides to travel to Virginia to see the country.

He stops at a small town and decides he likes the place so much, he wants to stay. But first, he must find a job.

He walks into the International Paper Company and fills out an application as an experienced log inspector. It's his lucky day! They just happen to be looking for someone, but first the foreman takes him for a ride into the forest to see how much he knows.

The foreman stops the truck and points to a tree. "I want you to tell me what species that tree is and how many board feet lumber it contains."

The Cajun promptly answers, "That's a White Pine and has 383 board feet of lumber in her."

The foreman is impressed! He points to another, bigger tree and asks the same question.

"That's a Loblolly Pine and has 456 clear board feet."

The foreman is even more impressed by the Cajun's quick answers and calculations without even using a calculator!

One more test. They drive a little further down the road and the foreman asks, "What about that one?"

Before the foreman even finishes point, the Cajun says, "White Oak, 242 board feet at best."

The foreman heads back to the office feeling a little worried that the Cajun is smarter than he is. As they near the office, the foreman stops the truck and asks the Cajun to step outside.

He hands him a piece of chalk and tells him, "See that tree over there? I want you to mark an "X" on the front of that tree." The foreman thinks to himself there is no way he can tell him which is the front of the tree.

When the Cajun reaches the tree, he goes around it in a circle while looking at the ground. He then reaches up and places an "X" on the trunk.

He walks back to the foreman and hands him the chalk. "That's the front," the Cajun says.

The foreman laughs to himself and asks sarcastically, "How in the hell do you know that's the front of the tree?"

The Cajun looks down at his feet while rubbing his the toe of his boot in the grass cleaning it and says; "Because somebody took a sh*t behind it."

The Cajun got the job and is now the NEW foreman!