A friend introduced me to a woman last night as a “bright young fellah,” and I countered with “Excuse me … I prefer the term strapping young lad.” The woman grimaced and painful awkwardness ensued. She obviously didn’t get my joke and felt that I had said something stuck up and conceited. So I wrote her an extremely recondite explanation of my joke. Here it is …
Rants on rhetoric
Rants on rhetoric
Rants on rhetoric
A friend introduced me to a woman last night as a “bright young fellah,” and I countered with “Excuse me … I prefer the term strapping young lad.” The woman grimaced and painful awkwardness ensued. She obviously didn’t get my joke and felt that I had said something stuck up and conceited. So I wrote her an extremely recondite explanation of my joke. Here it is …