Day: October 21, 2015

Teaching freshman English at college in New York I have very strict about grammar and punctuation. One day as we read the works of the modern poet, a young woman seemed puzzled. “How come he uses capital letters in the middle of the sentence and misspells some of the words?” she asked. “That’s called poetic license,” I explained. “Oh,” she replied, “How can I apply for one.”

#  I was applying for a job. The person interviewing me asked how many words per minute I typed. I answered that, “Well, it depends on my mood… I did not get that job.”

A guy was telling about this girl Sue who disguised herself as a man and joined the army.  “But, wait a minute,” said his friend, “she’ll have to dress with the boys and shower with them, too, won’t she?”   “Sure,” replied the guy.  “Well, won’t they find out?”  The guy shrugged. “Who’s gonna tell?”