The scene was Mount Olympus, where Bacchus, the Greek
g-d of wine, had thrown a party for a pair of visiting Roman
deities -- Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, and Janus, the
two-faced god of doors and beginnings. Everyone overdid it,
more or less. Ceres at one point was staggering and turning
in circles; Janus, equally submerged, was trying to dance with
her. Bacchus feared that the pair might fall over, so he went to
steady them. .... This marked the first time that a whirled Ceres
was held with a double-header.
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"The Test"
Stan Kegel <kegel@fea.net>
Two Trojan football players were taking an important final
exam. If they failed, they would be on academic probation
and not allowed to play in the Aloha Bowl the following week.
The exam was fill-in-the-blank. The last question read,
"Old MacDonald had a _________."
Bubba was stumped. He had no idea of the answer. He
knew he needed to get this one right to be sure he passed.
Making sure the professor wasn't watching, he tapped Tiny
on the shoulder. "Pssst. Tiny. What's the answer to the last
question?"
Tiny laughed. He looked around to make sure the professor
hadn't noticed then he turned to Bubba. "Bubba, you're so
stupid. Everyone knows Old MacDonald had a farm."
"Oh yeah," said Bubba. "I remember now."
He picked up his No. 2 pencil and started to write the answer
in the blank. He stopped. Reaching to tap Tiny's shoulder
again, he whispered, "Tiny, how do you spell farm?"
"You are really dumb, Bubba. That's so easy. Farm is
spelled E-I-E-I-O."