Humanising Language Teaching
Year 3; Issue 2; March 2000
Three one-liners
I don't approve of political jokes. I've seen too many of them get elected!
Any student skipping class to go bungee jumping will be suspended.
One six year old girl to another: " I'm never having kids. I hear they take
nine months to down-load.
( two of these were sent in by Denny Packard - the last one was in ELT News, Athens, Greece. )
Absolutely certain
" I can't ever be sure of anything"
" So, you can't ever be sure of anything? "
" No."
" Has there ever been a time when you were sure of something?"
" No."
"Are you sure of that?"
" Yes. Absolutely certain!"
( attributed on the gravevine to Richard Bandler, co-originator of the synthesis that is NLP)
Spelling can be important
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Mother's helper needed - peasant working conditions.
And now the Superstore, unmatched in variety, unrivalled inconvenience.
Dinner special - Turkey $2.35: chicken or beef $2.25; children $2.00.
We do not tear your clothing with machinery. We do it carefully by hand.
Dog for sale: eats anything and is fond of children.
For rent: six room, hated apartment.
Auto repair service. Free pick-up and delivery. Try us once and you'll never go anywhere again.
Get rid of aunts: Zap does the job in 24 hours.
We will oil your sewing machine and adjust tension in your home for $1.00.
( re-printed from ELT News, Athens, Greece )
I f you look carefully you will probably find plenty more misspelling jokes in this issue of HLT!
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