I recommend http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~beatrice/humor/ and, in particular, http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~beatrice/humor/stranded-prepositions.html which contains the old favorite (child to parent), "What did you bring that book that I don't like to be read to out of up for?" As well as an extended version and a marvelous poem. Ted -- Ted Ashton ([log in to unmask]) | From the Tom Swifty collection: Southern Adventist University | "Cut it out!" said Tom sharply. Deep thought to be found at | http://www.southern.edu/~ashted | * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *
