Mar 10 2009

Harvard and Texas

Published by at 8:28 am under Comedy

A Harvard professor and a Texan start talking at a bar.  The Texan asks “Where ya from?”  The Harvard professor says “Where I come from, we don’t end our sentences with prepositions.”  The Texan asks “Where ya from, jackass?”

10 responses so far

10 Responses to “Harvard and Texas”

  1. # Ragged Boyon 10 Mar 2009 at 11:37 am

    This is old!

  2. # Wingson 10 Mar 2009 at 12:20 pm

    Rags is right! (may I call you Rags, RB?)

    - Wings!

  3. # Holliequon 10 Mar 2009 at 12:28 pm

    I don’t get it. Our grammar lessons are kinda lacking, so I don’t actually know what a preposition IS.

    *after visiting dictionary.com*

    Makes a lot more sense. But, um, according to that website it only applies in Latin. (I guess that’s the joke?)

  4. # B. Macon 10 Mar 2009 at 1:01 pm

    Yeah, I’m trying to think where I heard this one.

  5. # B. Macon 10 Mar 2009 at 1:29 pm

    Hmm. The “sentences can’t end with a preposition” rule is occasionally applied to English, but usually by frumpy and humorless grammaticians. “Where are you from?” strikes me as perfectly natural and correct.

  6. # The ReTARDISed Whovianon 11 Mar 2009 at 4:10 am

    I just found a really good one on thejokeyard.com.

    “Why is it called tourist season if we can’t shoot at them?”

    Haha, fair question.

  7. # B. Macon 11 Mar 2009 at 4:48 am

    Late one night a mugger jumped into the path of a well-dressed man. “Give me your money,” he demanded.

    Indignant, the affluent man replied, “You can’t do that – I’m an IRS agent!”

    “In that case,” replied the robber, “Give me MY money!”

  8. # Ragged Boyon 11 Mar 2009 at 9:25 am

    Ha! I like that one.

  9. # The ReTARDISed Whovianon 11 Mar 2009 at 5:57 pm

    Haha!

  10. # Wabutaon 12 Mar 2009 at 8:49 am

    ‘From where are you?’ doesn’t seem to roll of the tongue smoothly.

    A recycled joke can be funny again. Thanks

    Cheers

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