Oct. 9th, 2009

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It amuses me when English majors fight:

Kelly was relating the story of buying Mike a book on the NBA for the gift exhange last semester. He didn't think Kelly liked him, because all she got him was "a stupid basketball book." Kelly, of course, was offended, because she had put a lot of work into choosing the right book. The following conversation ensued:

Mike: "Yes, but that was the first clause of the sentence. I redeemed myself in the second clause."

Kelly: "But you had already spoiled everything with the first clause."

Mike: "Yes, but in the second clause, I said that I really enjoyed the book."

Kelly: "Then maybe you need to say the second clause first, and then when people are pleasantly suprised, you might discover you don't need to say the first clause at all."

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