Smart As A Brick

"'F' is for Absence"

Little Jimmy stared at his test paper. The big red
"F" stared back at him.

Sammy looked at his glum friend and asked, "Why
did you get such a low grade on that test?"

"Because of an absence," Jimmy answered.

"You mean you were absent on the day of the test?"
he questioned.

Little Jimmy replied, "No, but Shirley who usually
sits next to me was."

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"Smart As A Brick"

While a friend and I were visiting Annapolis, we noticed
several students on their hands and knees assessing
the courtyard with pencils and clipboards in hand.

"What are they doing?" I asked our tour guide.

"Each year," he replied with a grin, "The upperclassmen
ask the freshmen how many bricks it took to finish this
courtyard."

"So what's the answer?" my friend asked him when we
were out of earshot of the freshmen.

The guide replied simply, "One."
Received on Tue May 11 09:23:11 2004