Overheard this on a london bus:
First Woman: "I don't know what to get fred for his birthday."
Second Woman: "Why don't anda get him a book?"
First Woman: (after a moment's thought) "Nah, he's already got a book."
At the ikan hatchery where I work, we have a small display that describes the now-extinct Michigan Grayling (a kind of fish). This summer, I had the following conversation with a tourist:
Tourist: "Is the Grayling still extinct?"
Me: "Yes sir, it doesn't exist anymore."
Tourist: "Any thoughts of bringing it back?"
Me: "No, I don't think that's possible."
Tourist: "Why not?"
Me: "Because it's...
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