On his 64th birthday, a man got a gift certificate from his
wife.
The certificate paid for a visit to a medicine man living on
a nearby reservation, which was rumoured to have a wonderful cure for
erectile dysfunction.
After being persuaded, he drove to the reservation handed
his ticket to the medicine man and wondered what he would be getting.
The old medicine man slowly, methodically produced a potion,
said some words in his native language and handed it to him, and with a grip
on his shoulder, warned, "This is powerful medicine, and it must be
respected. You take only a teaspoonful and then say '1-2-3'."
"When you do that, you will become more manly than you
have ever been in your life, and you can perform as long as
you want."
The man was encouraged. As he walked away, he turned and
asked, "How do I stop the medicine from working?"
The medicine man replied, "Your partner must say '1-2-3-4.'
But when she does the medicine will not work again until the next full
moon."
He was very eager to see if it worked so he went home,
showered, shaved, took a spoonful of the medicine, and then invited his wife
to join him in the bedroom.
When she came in, he took off his clothes and said, "1-2-3!"
Immediately, he was the manliest of men.
His wife became very excited and began throwing off her
clothes, but then asked, "What was the 1-2-3 for?"
And that, my friends, is why you should never end a sentence
with a preposition, because you could end up with a dangling participle.
wife.
The certificate paid for a visit to a medicine man living on
a nearby reservation, which was rumoured to have a wonderful cure for
erectile dysfunction.
After being persuaded, he drove to the reservation handed
his ticket to the medicine man and wondered what he would be getting.
The old medicine man slowly, methodically produced a potion,
said some words in his native language and handed it to him, and with a grip
on his shoulder, warned, "This is powerful medicine, and it must be
respected. You take only a teaspoonful and then say '1-2-3'."
"When you do that, you will become more manly than you
have ever been in your life, and you can perform as long as
you want."
The man was encouraged. As he walked away, he turned and
asked, "How do I stop the medicine from working?"
The medicine man replied, "Your partner must say '1-2-3-4.'
But when she does the medicine will not work again until the next full
moon."
He was very eager to see if it worked so he went home,
showered, shaved, took a spoonful of the medicine, and then invited his wife
to join him in the bedroom.
When she came in, he took off his clothes and said, "1-2-3!"
Immediately, he was the manliest of men.
His wife became very excited and began throwing off her
clothes, but then asked, "What was the 1-2-3 for?"
And that, my friends, is why you should never end a sentence
with a preposition, because you could end up with a dangling participle.
