College Diploma

"Learning Chinese"

Although I am of Chinese descent, I never really
learned to speak Chinese. One evening, I came
home boasting about a wonderful meal I had
had in Chinatown.

Unfortunately, I could not remember the name
of the restaurant but was able to write the
Chinese character that was on the door and
show it to my mother.

"Do you know what it says?"

Mom asked with a smile. "It says 'Pull.'"

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"College Diploma"

A grandmother was pushing her grandchild
around Wal-Mart in a buggy. Each time she
put something in the basket, she would say,
"And here is something for you, Diploma," or
"This will make a cute little outfit for you,
Diploma," and so on.

Eventually a bewildered shopper who had
heard all this finally asked, "Why do you keep
calling your grandchild Diploma?"

The grandmother replied, "I sent my daughter
to college and this is what she came home with!"
Received on Fri May 9 07:14:25 2008