Double Occupancy

"Double Occupancy"*

*By the time Willard pulled into a little town every
hotel room was taken. "You've got to have a room
somewhere," he pleaded. "Or just a bed - I don't care where."

"Well, I do have a double room with one occupant,"
admitted the manager, "and he might be glad to split
the cost. But to tell you the truth, he snores so
loudly that people in adjoining rooms have complained
in the past. I'm not sure it'd be worth it to you."

"No problem," the tired travellers assured him. "I'll take it."

The next morning Willard came down to breakfast bright-
eyed and bushy-tailed. "How'd you sleep?" asked the manager.

"Never better."

The manager was impressed. "No problem with the other
guy snoring, then?"

"Nope, I shut him up in no time" said Willard.

"How'd you manage that?" asked the manager.

"He was already in bed, snoring away, when I came in
the room," Willard explained. "I went over, gave him a
kiss on the cheek, said, 'Goodnight, beautiful,' and
he sat up all night watching me."

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"The English Exam"*

*It was the final examination for an introductory
English course at the local university. The examination
was two hours long, and exam booklets were provided.
The professor was very strict and told the class that
any exam that was not on his desk in exactly two hours
would not be accepted and the student would fail. A
half hour into the exam, a student came rushing in and
asked the professor for an exam booklet.

"You're not going to have time to finish this," the
professor stated sarcastically as he handed the student a booklet.

"Yes I will," replied the student. He then took a seat
and began writing. After two hours, the professor
called for the exams, and the students filed up and
handed them in. All except the late student, who
continued writing. A half hour later, the last student
came up to the professor who was sitting at his desk
preparing for his next class. He attempted to put his
exam on the stack of exam booklets already there.

"No you don't, I'm not going to accept that. It's
late." The student looked incredulous and angry.

"Do you know WHO I am?"

"No, as a matter of fact I don't," replied the professor.

"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" the student asked again.

"No, and I don't care." replied the professor with an air of superiority.

"Good," replied the student, who quickly lifted the
stack of completed exams, stuffed his in the middle,
and walked out of the room.
Received on Tue Feb 24 06:51:39 2009