DamnYankee
Loyal to the end
On his 74th birthday, a man received a gift certificate from his wife.
The certificate paid for a visit to a medicine man living on a
nearby reservation who was rumored to have a cure for
erectile dysfunction.
So, he drove to the reservation and handed his certificate to
the medicine man, wondering what would happen.
The medicine man handed him a potion and, with a firm grip on
his shoulder, warned,'This is a powerful medicine. You take only
a teaspoonful, and then say '1-2-3.' When you do, you will become
more manly than you have ever been in your life and can perform
as long as you wish."
The man was encouraged. As he walked away, he turned and asked,
"How do I stop the medicine from working?"
"Your partner must say '1-2-3-4,'" he responded, "but when she does,
the medicine will not work again until the next full moon."
He was very eager to see if it worked so he went home, showered,
shaved, took a spoonful of the medicine and then invited his wife
to join him in the bedroom.
When she came in, he removed his clothes and said, "1-2-3!"
Immediately, he was the manliest of men.
His wife excitedly began throwing off her clothes, and then asked,
"What was the 1-2-3 for?"
And that, boys and girls, is why we should never end our sentences
with a preposition, because we could end up with a dangling participle!
(from an email)
The certificate paid for a visit to a medicine man living on a
nearby reservation who was rumored to have a cure for
erectile dysfunction.
So, he drove to the reservation and handed his certificate to
the medicine man, wondering what would happen.
The medicine man handed him a potion and, with a firm grip on
his shoulder, warned,'This is a powerful medicine. You take only
a teaspoonful, and then say '1-2-3.' When you do, you will become
more manly than you have ever been in your life and can perform
as long as you wish."
The man was encouraged. As he walked away, he turned and asked,
"How do I stop the medicine from working?"
"Your partner must say '1-2-3-4,'" he responded, "but when she does,
the medicine will not work again until the next full moon."
He was very eager to see if it worked so he went home, showered,
shaved, took a spoonful of the medicine and then invited his wife
to join him in the bedroom.
When she came in, he removed his clothes and said, "1-2-3!"
Immediately, he was the manliest of men.
His wife excitedly began throwing off her clothes, and then asked,
"What was the 1-2-3 for?"
And that, boys and girls, is why we should never end our sentences
with a preposition, because we could end up with a dangling participle!
(from an email)
