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How To Get There From Here

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Mr. Brown was driving his car in an unfamiliar city and was having trouble finding a certain address. So he stopped and asked a pedestrian how to get to his desired destination. The man replied, “Well, let’s see. Go two blocks north, turn right, proceed six blocks, and—wait, no—go four blocks south to the first light. Turn right and stay on—no, that won’t work either. Just turn at the corner and go west—no, that won’t do. The new interstate is going through there.” The man finally blurted out, “I’m sorry, Mister. I guess you just can’t get there from here!”

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