Seal of Approval

"Seal of Approval"

As a language teacher, I usually award certificates
of merit to deserving students. One year I decided
to change the format of the certificates and use
a seal stamped with my initials.

I called a number of places to buy sealing wax,
but they all had identical reactions...

a long silence
followed by an apology for not having any in stock.

On my last call there was the silence, but then
the salesman asked,

"Why ceiling as opposed to floor?"

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"Weary Professor"

During my senior year at university, the wife
of one of my professors gave birth to twins.
Now the father of four pre-schoolers, my
professor looked more and more haggard as
the days went by, and his forgetfulness increased.

One day, several weeks after the birth, he arrived
in class late and announced he had some bad
news. He couldn't find the midterm papers we
had written weeks before.

"But, sir," said a student, "you gave those
midterms back last class."

"I did?" Our weary professor replied. "Well,
how did you do on them?"
Received on Fri Aug 24 10:16:56 2007