Friday, August 21, 2009

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

M&M's Darwinism

 

Betty's Howler

"Betty," called the teacher, "tell me the meaning of the word 'trickle'."

 

"To run slowly" said Betty.

 

"Quite right," said the teacher. "Now tell me the meaning of the word 'anecdote'."

 

"A short funny tale," said Betty.

 

"Good girl," said the teacher. "Now let me see if you can give me a sentence with both those words in it."

 

Betty thought for a moment: "Yes, I know," she said. "Our dog trickled down the street wagging his anecdote."

Street Name

A young man called directory assistance. "Hello, operator, I would like the telephone number for Mary Jones in Phoenix, Arizona." 
 
"There are multiple listings for Mary Jones in Phoenix," the operator replied. "Do you have a street name?"
 
The young man hesitated, and then said, "Well, most people call me Ice Man."