DO YOU KNOW THE FRONT FROM THE BACK OF A TREE?

A MAORI FELLA FROM TE KUITI DECIDES TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE LAND TO SEE GOD'S COUNTRY.
WHEN HE GETS TO TOKAROA , HE LIKES THE PLACE SO MUCH THAT HE DECIDES TO STAY A WHILE.
BUT FIRST HE MUST FIND A JOB!!!!
HE WALKS INTO THE INTERNATIONAL LOGGING COMPANY OFFICE 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 LOG FOREMAN TAKES HIM FOR A RIDE INTO THE FOREST IN THE COMPANY PICKUP TRUCK TO SEE HOW MUCH HE KNOWS THE FOREMAN STOPS THE TRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POINTS AT A TREE "SEE THAT TREE OVER THERE? I WANT YOU TO TELL ME WHAT SPECIES IT IS AND HOW MANY BOARD FEET OF LUMBER IT CONTAINS."

THE MAORI FELLA PROMPTLY ANSWERS, "THAT "FELLAZ" A PINUS RADIATA MATE, 383 BOARD
FEET OF LUMBER IN 'ER."
THE FOREMAN IS IMPRESSED!!! HE PUTS THE TRUCK IN MOTION AND STOPS ABOUT A MILE
DOWN THE ROAD. HE POINTS AT ANOTHER TREE THROUGH THE PASSENGER WINDOW AND ASKS THE
SAME QUESTION. THIS TIME, IT'S A BIGGER TREE OF A DIFFERENT CLASS..

"THAT'S A RIMU AND SHE'S GOT ABOUT 456 CLEAR BOARD FEET."
THE FOREMAN IS REALLY IMPRESSED, HE HAS BEEN QUICK AND GOT THE ANSWERS RIGHT
WITHOUT USING A CALCULATOR !!!!

ONE MORE TEST. THEY DRIVE A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE FOREMAN STOPS
AGAIN. THIS TIME, HE POINTS ACROSS THE ROAD THROUGH HIS DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND SAYS,
"AND WHAT ABOUT THAT ONE?"

BEFORE THE FOREMAN FINISHES POINTING THE MAORI FELLA SAYS, "DOUGLAS FIR BRO ,
242 BOARD FEET AT BEST MATE ........."

THE FOREMAN SPINS THE TRUCK AROUND AND HEADS BACK TO THE OFFICE A LITTLE TICKED
OFF BECAUSE HE THINKS THE MAORI FELLA IS SMARTER THAN HE IS. AS THEY NEAR THE
OFFICE, THE FOREMAN STOPS THE TRUCK AND ASKS HIM 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 MAORI FELLA SAY'S "IS THIS THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY ALL OVER AGAIN BRO"

THE FOREMAN THINKS TO HIMSELF, "IDIOT, HOW WOULD HE KNOW WHICH IS THE FRONT OF THE TREE?"
WHEN THE MAORI FELLA REACHES THE TREE, HE GOES AROUND IT IN A CIRCLE WHILE LOOKING
AT THE GROUND. HE THEN REACHES UP AND PLACES A WHITE X ON THE TRUNK.

HE WALKS BACK TO THE FOREMAN AND HANDS HIM THE CHALK. "THAT'S THE FRONT BRO ,"
THE MAORI FELLA SAYS.
THE FOREMAN LAUGHS TO HIMSELF AND ASKS SARCASTICALLY, "HOW IN THE HELL DO YOU KNOW
THAT'S THE FRONT OF THE TREE?

THE MAORI FELLA WITH A LITTLE SMILE ON HIS FACE AND WIPING HIS BOOT ON THE GRASS
SAYS ! "CUZ SOME FELLA JUST SHIT BEHIND IT !""
HE GOT THE JOB.