Excerpt from a student essay…
In midevil times most of the people were alliterate. The greatest writer of the time was Chaucer, who wrote many poems and verses and also wrote literature. Another tale tells of William Tell, who shot an arrow through an apple while standing on his son’s head.
Here’s a story where some degree of fault lies on both sides. I was at my local Walmart, walking through the electronics section like I often do. A young couple was looking at a computer, assisted by a salesperson. I overheard the following conversation:
Salesman: “You should really get the full package, with the new monitor and the other accessories.”
Husband: “But we already have a monitor and keyboard from our old computer.”
Salesman: “You should still get the package, because it comes with a faster keyboard.”
The couple conversed for a moment.
Husband: “Can we put it on layaway and make payments on it?”
Excerpt from a student essay…
Then came the Middle Ages. King Alfred conquered the Dames. King Arthur lived in the Age of Shivery. King Harold mustarded his troops before the Battle of Hastings. Joan of Arc was cannonized by Bernard Shaw, and victims of the Black Death grew boobs on their necks. Finally the Magna Carta provided that no free man should be hanged twice for the same offense.
I collect old computers as a hobby, mostly 20 year old microcomputers — Apple II, Commodore, etc. Once, in an attempt to find one, I called a computer surplus store.
Me: “Hi. Do you have any old computers, maybe 10-20 years old?”
Salesperson: “Sir, there were no computers 20 years ago.”
Me: “Umm, ok. Bye.”
Then I cracked up.