Q. Describe the different sailing routes of Vasco da Gama and Bartholomew Dias.
A. They followed the same path; except Dias took the scenic route. (Perhaps this one deserves a point for originality?)
Q. Explain the significance of Martin Luther KIng.
A. He was a Negro king of America who changed the religion laws from Protestant to Catholic.
Or for those of you with a culinary bent, here was a title for a recipe: The Best Sweat and Sore Chicken.
Or for those of you who have to handle calls from sick employees.
Wendy could not come to school yesterday, as she had loose vowels (sic). The doctor says its infectious hipotitis (sic). The kid returned the following day--after she had cleaned the house.