2011-03-12

Clever men - short stories

Jimmy has come from school and has brought his school report. Unfortunately it was rather a bad one and his parents were not too pleased.

"I'm losing patience with you, Jim," exclaimed his father. "How is it that young Smith, who is younger than you is always at the top of the class, while you are at the bottom?"

Jimmy glanced from his father and then back again. "You forget, dad," he answered innocently, "that Smith has awfully clever parents."

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A man said that he talked to himself for two reasons:
first, he liked to talk to a sensible man,
and second, he liked to hear a man of sense talk.

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